Title :
Multimedia-friendly server and communication design
Author :
Shin, Kang ; Abdelzaher, Tarek ; Han, Seungjae ; Reumann, John ; Abram-Profeta, Emmanuel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We report on a set of projects to: design, implement, and evaluate software frameworks for providing performance assurances in emerging Internet services and real-time applications with a focus on multimedia; and design and evaluate video-on-demand (VOD) servers as an application. First we describe the Adaptware project, which investigates adaptive software for server platforms. A complementary project addresses reliable transmission of QoS-sensitive data over packet switched networks. Together, these two prongs compose an end-to-end approach to achieving flexible QoS guarantees for future Internet applications. We discuss VOD servers as a potential application of this two-pronged approach
Keywords :
Internet; multimedia servers; packet switching; quality of service; real-time systems; video on demand; video servers; Adaptware project; Internet; adaptive software; communication design; multimedia-friendly server; packet switched networks; performance assurance; quality of service; real-time applications; software frameworks; video-on-demand servers; Computer buffers; Contracts; Insulation; Network servers; Operating systems; Processor scheduling; Resource management; Sockets; Web server; Yarn;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
