Simulating Adaptive Control in Multimedia Applications

The paper describes an approach for design and development of an adaptive control framework for media-rich applications. As novel techniques require complex computation and wide spectrum of devices, a modular simulator is being developed that can be used for inexpensive and effective analyses of different design strategies. The kernel of the simulator is the same as the kernel of the real system, making the final implementation easier. Various application scenarios can be exercised and their feasibility and applicability can be tested before the actual deployment of real application is done.