Micronet machines — New architectural approaches for multimedia end-systems [chapter]

Tom Pfeifer
1994 Lecture Notes in Computer Science  
The new quality in the relation between networks and end-systems requires a harmonization between these worlds. Based on the requirements and possibilities of new applications, particularly in the field of multimedia, the architecture of personal end-system has to be reconsidered completely. In this proposal the network is not only connected to the station, the station's internal communication system is a cell switching network itself, as close to ATM technology as possible. Topologies are
more » ... ssed, and advantages of buses vs. networks are compared. Consequences for processing elements, the switching fabric and peripheral devices, as file systems, are discussed.
doi:10.1007/3-540-58404-8_4 fatcat:bbgnbuiu2fd6fjprmp66z5exg4