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RESEARCH PRODUCT

User requirements and resource control for cooperative multimedia applications

Marco Alfano

subject

World Wide WebMultimediaComputer scienceInterface (Java)Quality of serviceIP Multimedia SubsystemWireless Multimedia ExtensionsSession (computer science)User requirements documentcomputer.software_genrecomputerHost (network)Task (project management)

description

The spread of distributed multimedia applications is setting forth a new set of challenges in the management of host and network resources for guaranteeing Quality of Service (QoS). When the multimedia applications compete for resources as in the case of a cooperative multimedia environment, the management task becomes even more difficult. In this work, we first discuss QoS for multimedia applications. We then present the architectural and implementation details of a Cooperative Multimedia Environment (CME) made up of Cooperative Multimedia Applications (COMMA), one for each user. A COMMA presents a user with a single interface that allows him to invite other users to a cooperative session, select the media services to be used in the session, and specify his Quality of Service (QoS) requirements for the media services throughout the session.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1997-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0037374