SCOPE         Video on demand has evolved as a major implementation problem for network integrators. Clients want the ability to retrieve and view stored video files asynchronously at near broadcast quality, on a local host. Some problems integrators face to achieve this goal include: video content preparation, server storage, network throughput, latency, client interfaces, quality of service, and cost. This paper addresses the design considerations for a private video on demand implementation. INTRODUCTION The Initiative for …showed first 75 words of 4261 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4261 total…ISDN will probably evolve as the leading WAN technology. Narrowband ISDN is already an excepted method of providing the higher serial data rates necessary for minimal quality multimedia applications, like teleconferencing. True motion picture quality VOD implementations will require the Mbps data rates that should be provided by ISDN-B.         The DOD has also been interested in the distribution of video and imagery across WANs. The Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) has developed the Common Imagery