GCSVA-a multiparty videoconferencing system with distributed group and QoS management

Author

Beier, Ines ; Koenig, Hartmut

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Brandenburg Univ. of Technol., Cottbus, Germany

fYear

1998

fDate

12-15 Oct 1998

Firstpage

594

Lastpage

598

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the multiparty videoconferencing system GCSVA (group communication and scalability in videoconferencing over ATM). It has been designed for the support of collaborative applications. The main features of GCSVA are: a strong floor control organization, dynamic scalability of video streams according to the number and the performance of the connected hosts, and a distributed group and QoS management. We describe these features as well as the design decisions made for their introduction. Finally, we give a short overview about the group communication protocol which constitutes the central element of the approach

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; protocols; quality of service; telecommunication network management; teleconferencing; GCSVA; QoS management; collaborative applications; connected hosts; design decisions; distributed group management; dynamic scalability; floor control organization; group communication and scalability in videoconferencing over ATM; group communication protocol; multiparty videoconferencing system; video streams; Application software; Bandwidth; Computer science; Multimedia communication; Scalability; Streaming media; Technology management; Teleconferencing; Video compression; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Communications and Networks, 1998. Proceedings. 7th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lafayette, LA

ISSN

1095-2055

Print_ISBN

0-8186-9014-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCCN.1998.998816

Filename

998816