ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND
APPLICATION SCENARIOS
1. Video-On-Demand (fig. 10-2)
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The client accesses multimedia data such as entertainment
programs, news and travel information, using a set-top box connected
to his TV set and a remote control for control commands
2. World-Wide-Web
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Millions of interconnected computers act as information
servers and/or clients
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The clients access multimedia information in the form of
text, images, audio and video from various web servers