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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 discussed, and advantages of buses vs. networks are compared. Consequences for processing elements, the switching fabric and peripheral devices, as file systems, are discussed.
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Pfeifer, T. (1994). Micronet machines — New architectural approaches for multimedia end-systems. In: Shepherd, D., Blair, G., Coulson, G., Davies, N., Garcia, F. (eds) Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video. NOSSDAV 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 846. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58404-8_4
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