| For carefully designed systems, efficient implementation of network digital video is possible today. Existing shared medium LAN infrastructure (both hardware and software) can be used and integrated with ATM switched networks and with WAN technologies. IP framework offers sufficient initial support for serious VOD projects. QOS will be implemented using new RSVP protocol. |
| Internet ready only for very low bandwidth digital video. Both infrastructure improvements and new software is needed for Internet video becoming reality. |
| For large commercial or educational digital video distribution systems significant basic research is needed. The best architecture of a scalable video server is not known at present, nor are the proven guidelines to build such an installation available. |
| Web references: http://spiderman.bu.edu; http://www.tnc.lcs.mit.edu; http://elmer-fudd.cs.berkeley.edu; http://vod.isl.goldstar.co.kr; http://www.netwideo.com; http://www.npac.syr.edu |