Distributed processing of multimedia information

Requirements for distributed processing of multimedia information are summarized and compared with recent efforts at standardization. An approach toward an integrated information and communication model, which can be viewed as a special form of a model for open distributed applications, is outlined. Additionally, synchronization aspects of isochronous and anisochronous communication are outlined. The model is still under development. Especially in the areas of modeling individual information types and communication protocols, more detailed work needs to be done