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Overview

Today's entertainment networks are reminiscent of the flying cars which have been promised for years but only seen in magazines or demonstrations. They are typically cobbled together from parts that require professionals to assemble and maintain, are expensive, and both have a tendency to crash when operated by someone with inadequate training. They also solve a similar problem. Highways, like most of today's networks, do not guarantee when the data will arrive at the destination. The problem is traffic.