ABSTRACT
Advances in the graphics capability of personal computers, coupled with low-cost digital cameras, has resulted in a significant increase in the use of image-based applications. From photographs of employees being digitized and incorporated into personnel databases to photographs of automobile accidents with a digital camera being uploaded by insurance agents to the home office, we are witnessing a literal explosion in the use of image-based applications. Because local area networks (LANs) primarily support personal computer-based applications, it should come as no surprise that the transmission of images via LAN media is also increasing. In addition, the explosion in the growth of the World Wide Web has had a considerable effect on the transmission of images on both an inter-and intra-LAN basis.
