PRODUCTION-QUALITY VIDEO OVER BROAD-BAND NETWORKS - A SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND 2 INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS

The Washington University MultiMedia eXplorer (MMX) is a complete, hos t-independent multimedia system capable of transmitting and receiving JPEG-compressed video, CD quality audio, and high-resolution radiograp hic images over the Washington University broadband ATM network, If th e host is equipped with an ATM interface card, normal network traffic can be supported via an ATM extension port on the MMX, The major compo nents of the MMX are an ATMizer and three multimedia channels. The ATM izer implements the host interface, the interface to the ATM network, and the interface to the three multimedia channels. This paper describ es the architecture of the MMX, the software used with the system, and two applications that have been developed to demonstrate the capabili ty of broadband ATM networks for multimedia applications.