Special Issue on Multimedia Computer Networks
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 . FOREWORD ........................................................ 945
        Hideo MIYAHARA

INVITED PAPER
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 . Status Update of Database Systems through Multimedia Computer
   Networks ........................................................ 946
        Shojiro NISHIO and Shinji SHIMOJO

PAPERS
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 . A Next-Generation Database System for Advanced Multimedia
   Applications .................................................... 952
        Hiroshi ISHIKAWA, Koki KATO, Miyuki ONO, Naomi YOSHIZAWA,
        Kazumi KUBOTA and Akiko KONDO

 . An Interactively Configurable Virtual World System .............. 963
        Tomoaki HAYASAKA, Yuji NAKANISHI and Takami YAMAGUCHI

 . Multi-Point Virtual Space Teleconferencing System ............... 970
        Haruo NOMA, Yasuichi KITAMURA, Tsutomu MIYASATO and Fumio
        KISHINO

 . A Media Synchronization Mechanism for a Distributed Multimedia
   System with Interactive Control ................................. 980
        Ryuichi OHNO, Hitoshi AIDA and Tadao SAITO

 . Network Restoration Algorithm for Multimedia Communication Services
   and Its Performance Characteristics ............................. 987
        Mitsuhiro AZUMA, Yasuki FUJII, Yasuyuki SATO, Takafumi CHUJO
        and Koso MURAKAMI

 . Time Division Multiple Access Protocol for a Fiber-Optic Passive
   Double Star Transport System .................................... 995
        Noriki MIKI and Kiyomi KUMOZAKI

 . A Wireless Multimedia Network on a Time Division Duplex CDMA/TDMA
            ....................................................... 1002
        Kazuhiko SEKI, Yukitoshi SANADA, Qiang WANG, Shuzo KATO and
        Vijay K.BHARGAVA

 . An Optimum Logical-Design Scheme for Flexible Multi-QoS ATM Networks
   Guaranteeing Reliability ....................................... 1016
        Eiji OKI and Naoaki YAMANAKA

Regular Section
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PAPERS
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[Communication Networks and Services]

 . A Fast Dynamic Algorithm for Storage Allocation in Telecommunication
   Networks ....................................................... 1025
        Yoshiaki TANAKA and Olivier BERLAGE

 . Design of Highly Reliable Optical Fiber Cable Network in Access
   Networks ....................................................... 1033
        Motoi IWASHITA, Hisao OIKAWA, Hideo IMANAKA and Ryuji TOYOSHIMA

[Communication Software]

 . Non-Stop Service-Enhanceable Communications Software Platform Based
   on an Object-Oriented Paradigm ................................. 1043
        Keiichi KOYANAGI, Tetsuyasu YAMADA, Hiroshi SUNAGA, Akira
        OKAMOTO and Michihiro MONDEN

[Communication Device and Circuit]

 . Multibit-Parallel Scrambling Techniques for Distributed Sample
   Scrambling ..................................................... 1056
        Seok Chang KIM and Byeong Gi LEE

[Satellite Communication]

 . A Conceptual Study of a Navigation and Communication Satellite
   System ......................................................... 1065
        Kenichi INAMIYA and Katsumi SAKATA

LETTERS
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[Communication Networks and Services]

 . Analysis of an Alternating-Service Tandem Queue with Server
   Vacations and Conversion Relationships between the Performance
   Measures ....................................................... 1075
        Tsuyoshi KATAYAMA

[Mobile Communication]

 . On the Word Error Probability of Linear Block Codes for Diversity
   Systems in Mobile Communications ............................... 1080
        Chaehag YI and Jae Hong LEE

 . ABSTRACTS (IEICE Trans., Vol.J78-B-I, J78-B-II, No.7 in Japanese)
            ....................................................... 1084