Videomatic switching: systems and services

An overview is provided of the trends in videomatic services and systems now coming into being with the advent of ISDN (integrated-services digital networks) and the prospect of broadband ISDN. Service aspects are discussed, including videoconferencing, videocoding, and videotelephony, and the LVX (local video exchange) system, an integrated video-voice-data local area network, is described from implementation and technical standpoints.<
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