SYBEN 1998: Zurich, Switzerland
Conference on Broadband Networks
ATM in the Access Networks
Rudy Hoebeke, Johan Witters, Thomas Schillemans: ABR Functionality in an ATM Service Multiplexer: Implementation, Experiments, and Simulations. 6-18
Urs Thürmann, Martina Zitterbart, Thomas Meuser: Distributed ATM Switching Topologies in Tree-Structured Networks. 19-30
Optical Broadband Access Networks
Francesco Caviglia, Angelantonio Gnazzo, Guido Baroncelli: Splitter Position in a PON-based Architecture: A Techno-economic Analysis. 40-46
Jan Vandewege, Jan Codenie, Brecht Stubbe, Chris Coene, Xing-Zhi Qiu, B. Hans Slabbinck, Claire Martin, Ingrid Van de Voorde: Control of upstream optical repeaters for SuperPON access networks. 47-55
Silvello Betti, E. Bravi, M. Giaconi: Effect of optical fiber reflections on the performance of sub-carrier-multiplexed (SCM) lightwave systems. 68-74
Copper and Radio Broadband Access Networks
Einar Edvardsen: Real Broadband Access over Twisted Pair Networks. 76-86
Bruno Peuch: Network Architectures in Support of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Deployment. 87-94
Johan Haspeslagh, Geert Goris, Mark Van Bladel, Heidi Steendam, Teresa Marongiu, Marc Moeneclaey, Elke Claus, Jon Vandenbruaene, Luc Martens, Paul Gabriel: Cable Modem architectures adapted to the noise problem in the upstream direction for multiple-access Hybrid Fiber Coax Networks. 95-106
Partha Narasimhan, Subir K. Biswas, Cesar A. Johnston, H. Kim, Dipankar Raychaudhuri: Implementation of Radio Access Protocols in WATMnet, a Prototype Wireless ATM Network. 115-125
Operational Aspects for Broadband Access Networks
Magda Chatzaki, Stelios Sartzetakis: Multilevel QoS-Policy based routing management architecture appropriate for heterogeneous network environments. 128-138
Andy G. Lean, Frank Schaffa, David I. Seidman: A "Container" MIB for End-to-End Management of ADSL Networks. 139-147
Broadband Long-Distance Networks
Components and Subssystems for Broadband Log-Distance Networks
Bernard Schmauß, Dieter Werner, Michael Picker: Optimized Dispersion Compensation Scheme for Long Distance Transmission in Nonlinear Fibers. 162-167
Jérôme Prieur, Patrice Davi, Valery Beaud: DWDM multidielectric narrow-band optical filters manufacture. 168-171
Klaus Pribil: Laser Communication Terminals: a Key Building Block for the New Broadband Satellite Networks. 172-177
Idelfonso Tafur Monroy: Statistical analysis of interferometric noise in optical ASK/direct detection systems. 178-182
Andrea Pallotta, Francesco Centurelli, Francesco Loriga, Alessandro Trifiletti: A monolithic 2.5-Gb/s clock and data recovery circuit based on Silicon bipolar technology. 183-190
Long-Distance Network Architecture
Franco Callegati, Bruno Bostica, C. Guillemot: Network Architecture for Transparent Optical Packet Switching. 192-200
Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, J. Siffels, Huug de Waardt, H. J. S. Dorren: Scalability of all-optical networks: study of topology and crosstalk dependence. 201-207
Imrich Chlamtac, Andrea Fumagalli, Gosse Wedzinga: Novel Approach for All-Optical Packet Switching in Wide-Area Networks. 208-217
Dirk Beckmann, Ulrich Killat: Minimizing the Number of Fibers in Optical Networks Using Genetic Algorithms. 218-225
Operational Aspects for Broadband Long-Distance Networks
Admela Jukan, Arnold Monitzer: Restoration Strategies with QoS Guarantee for Optical Network Services. 228-234
Giulio D. Signorelli, Michael Gryseels, Piet Demeester: SDH over WDM: Interworking and Planning Aspects. 235-246
Ralf Herber: Operational Requirements for Photonic Metworks: PHOTON+MOON Field Trial. 247-254
Mario Giannoccaro, Antonio Manzalini, Andrea Fumagalli: Cost Reduction Projections in a Regional WDM Network. 255-266
Michael Gryseels, Kris Struyve, Mario Pickavet, Piet Demeester: Common Pool Survivability for Meshed SDH-based ATM Networks. 267-278
Conference on Broadband Communication and Multimedia Systems
Gigabit LANs
Paul Christ: Gigabit ATM - Another Technical Mistake? 282-283
Daniel Rodellar, C. Bungarzeanu, H. Garcia, Caroline Brisson, Alain Küng, Philippe-Alain Robert: New Multichannel Ethernet Protocol for Passive Optical Star Local Area Networks Using Coherent Transmission. 284-290
Marco Ajmone Marsan, Andrea Bianco, Emilio Leonardi, A. Morabito, Fabio Neri: QoS Support in All-Optical WDM Multi-Ring LANs. 291-300
Virtual Networks
Ian M. Leslie: Virtual Networks on Demand. 302-309

Network Interconnection
Elias Stipidis, Hsmail Ekiz, Ismail Erturk, E. T. Powner: Road to Fully Integrated Control Systems with ATM. 328-336
Oliver Kunert, Martina Zitterbart: Performance Aspects of PROFIBUS Segments Interconnected through ATM. 337-345
Multimedia Communications
Arup Acharya, Furquan Ansari, Maximilian Ott, Henning Sanneck: Dynamic QoS for IP switching using RSVP over IPSOFACTO. 348-356
Ralph Wittmann, Kai Krasnodembski, Martina Zitterbart: Heterogeneous Multicasting based on RSVP and QoS Filters. 357-365
Hiroshi Kitamura: New Architecture for QoS Controllable Multimedia Communication Applications. 366-372
Multimedia Quality of Service
Jens Schmitt, Michael Zink, Lars C. Wolf, Ralf Steinmetz: Quality of Service Support for Recording and Playback of MBone Sessions in Heterogeneous IP/ATM Networks. 374-383
João Bom, Paulo Marques, Miguel Correia, Paulo Pinto: Integrated Dymanic QoS Control for Multimedia Applications. 384-394
Daniel Bauer, Burkhard Stiller, Bernhard Plattner: Guaranteed Multipoint Communication Support for Multimedia Applications. 395-404
Distributed Optics
Norbert Schiffner: Distributed Virtual Worlds in High-Speed Networks. 406-414
Saul P. Labajo, Narciso N. García: Integrating the Web and Continuous media through distributed objects. 415-422
Michael Merz, Konrad Froitzheim, Klaus Heiner Wolf: Dynamic Neighborhoods - Browsing the World Wide Web Together. 423-432
Routing
Till Harbaum, Detlef Meier, Martina Zitterbart, Dieter Brökelmann: Hardware-Assist for IPv6 Routing Table Lookup. 434-443
Andrea Borella, Franco Chiaraluce: Multicast routing in BMSNs through greedy, weighted greedy, and Dijkstra algorithms: a comparative analysis. 444-454
Authoring and Hypermedia
Jürgen Schirmer, Ralf Hayn: Multimedia Authoring and Synchronization within ActiveM3: A system for composing active e-mail messages as subtypes of mobile agents. 456-465
Frank Nack, Arnd Steinmetz, Jana Dittmann, Christian Wilk: A4SM: A Framework for Distributed Digital Video Production. 466-475
Aphrodite Tsalgatidou, M. Anastasiou, D. Plevria, Michael Hatzopoulos: Authoring Hypermedia Training Applications. 476-484
Coding
Yurij S. Musatenko, Vitalij N. Kurashov: Optimal image coding for compression of correlated image sets. 486-497
Dagmar Geske, Robert Hess: Fast and predictable video compression in software design and implementation of an H.261 codec. 498-508
Imaging and Content Analysis

Kui Zhang, Josef Kittler: Framework for Dynamically Reconfigurable Video Codec Using Multiple Coding Tools. 528-537
Applications
Klaus Holtz, Eric Holtz, Diana Kalienky: Advanced Data Compression Promises the next big Leap in Network Performance. 540-557
Michael J. Hu, Chunyan Miao: Extending SQL3 for Query Language of Object-relational Multimedia Databases. 558-569
Jesús Bescós, José María Martínez Sanchez, Julián Cabrera, Guillermo Cisneros: Obtaining Video Descriptors for a Content-based Video Information System. 570-579
Poster Session
Hai Jin, Jin He, Dan Feng, Jiangling Zhang: High-Speed Data Channel in the Disk Array System. 580-591
Norihiro Ishikawa, Mari Mizumachi: Design of a set-top box with video encoder and its application to video conferencing. 592-602
Yurij S. Musatenko, Vitalij N. Kurashov: Optimal image coding for compression of correlated image sets. 611-626



