SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS

B-ISDN APPLICATIONS AND ECONOMICS

Guest Editors -- D. J. Wright, M. Wright, W. Verbiest, N. Shimasaki, and M. De Prycker

Guest Editorial

D. J. Wright, M. Wright, W. Verbiest, N. Shimasaki, and M. De Prycker

Strategic Impact of Broadband Telecommunication in Insurance, Publishing, and Health Care

D. J. Wright

Broadband Multimedia Applications Using ATM Networks: High-Performance Computing, High-Capacity Storage, and High-Speed Communication

H. Armbruster and K. Wimmer

Multimedia Communication Systems: Upper Layers in the OSI Reference Model

M. Zafirovic-Vukotic and I. G. Niemegerrs

B-ISDN Multimedia Communication and Collaboration Platform Using Advanced Video Workstations to Support Cooperative Work

T. Hoshi, K. Mori, Y. Takahashi, Y. Nakayama, and T. Ishizaki

VISTAnet Gigabit Testbed

D. S. Stevenson and J. G. Rosenman

Traffic Analysis for a Custom Video Architecture

P. N. Mouchtaris

Introduction Strategies Towards B-ISDN for Business and Residential Subscribers Based on ATM

P. Verbeeck, D. Deloddere, and M. De Prycker

Introduction Strategy and Technologies for ATM VP-Based Broadband Networks

T. Aoyama, I. Tokizawa, and K.-I. Sato

Deployment of ATM Subscriber Line Systems

T. Tsuboi, Y. Maeda, K. Hayashi, and K. Kikuchi

An Economic Feasibility Study for a Broadband Virtual Path SONET/ATM Self-Healing Ring Architecture

T.-H. Wu, D. T. Kong, and R. C. Lau

Granulated Broadband Network Applicable to B-ISDN and PSTN Services

Y. Inoue, N. Terada, M. Kawarasaki, K. Sano, and K. Ikuta

B-ISDN Economical Evaluation in Metroplitan Areas

M. Bonatti, R. Gobbi, G. Dammicco, U. Mocci, M. Lippi, M. Montagna, P. Polese, and G. Roso

Economic Evaluation of a Mature ATM Network

M. E. Anagnostou, L. Cuthbert, T. D. Lyratzis, and J. M. Pitts

Parametric Methodology for Analyzing Implementation Strategies of Residential Broadband Networks: The Incremental Cost of Integrated Access

R. Diaz de la Iglesia

Fiber in the Loop: Where and When is it Feasible?

D. P. Malley and O. K. Tonguz

1992 List of Reviewers

1992 INDEX