Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks, 1998. Proceedings. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lafayette, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9014-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.1998.998816
