@inproceedings{JonasKaulKleinetal.1995, author = {Karl Jonas and Manfred Kaul and Lothar Klein and Dirk Steinberg}, title = {Interconnection of ATM Networks via Satellite Links for Multimedia Teleconferencing}, series = {Proceedings of ICECS ‘95. Amman, Jordan, 17-21 December 1995}, year = {1995}, abstract = {Three emerging technologies are combined in a setup that has been installed and tested at GMD - the German National Research Center for Information Technology: 1. Multimedia Telecooperation Applications; 2. ATM-based high-speed networks; 3. Satellite links. The results are promising: After some initial problems, the complete scenario is up and running, allowing the interconnection of local high-speed infrastructures in rural areas to a core network via satellite. This paper describes the R\&D background and state- of-the-art that led us to this approach. It then describes the communication infrastructure and the application infra- structure of the setup, the problems we had and the solu- tions we found. Finally, our experiences are summarized, and an outlook is made for future implementations.}, language = {en} }