Distributed multimedia using CORBA

Author

Luderer, Gottfried W R ; Kuehnel, Thomas ; Chandrasekhar, Rajesh ; SuBbiah, Baranitharan

Author_Institution

Telecommun. Res. Center, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

18-22 Nov 1996

Firstpage

68

Abstract

A new software environment has been created that allows multimedia communication among computers running on different platforms. Evolving standards for interfacing and video coding are used: the concept of interoperability as embodied in the Object Management Group´s common request broker architecture (CORBA) standard specification for data objects has been extended to multimedia objects, specifically MPEG encoded video. Handling of real-time video and audio streams has been incorporated in a demonstration system which uses a commercial implementation of a CORB (common object broker architecture). Sample applications could include video on demand or surveillance systems. We report on architectural aspects and measured performance aspects

Keywords

computer networks; multimedia communication; network interfaces; network operating systems; object-oriented methods; open systems; telecommunication standards; video coding; CORB; CORBA; CORBA standard specification; MPEG encoded video; audio streams; common object broker architecture; common request broker architecture standard specification; data objects; distributed multimedia; interfacing; interoperability; multimedia communication; multimedia objects; performance aspect; real-time video; software environment; surveillance systems; video coding; video on demand; Application software; Cameras; Computer networks; Motion pictures; Multimedia communication; Streaming media; Surveillance; Video compression; Video on demand; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1996. GLOBECOM '96. 'Communications: The Key to Global Prosperity

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3336-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1996.594335

Filename

594335