Title :
The QOS Broker [distributed multimedia computing]
Author :
Nahrstedt, Klara ; Smith, Jonathan M.
Author_Institution :
Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
In human affairs, brokers are intermediaries with specialized knowledge who work toward a mutually desirable outcome through negotiation. The QOS Broker is a software engineering technique that uses this principle to arrange for the delivery of end-to-end quality of service in distributed multimedia systems. An experimental prototype using a telerobotics application helped identify the technique´s limitations and system requirements
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; distributed processing; multimedia communication; resource allocation; transport protocols; QOS Broker; distributed multimedia systems; end-to-end quality of service; limitations; software engineering technique; system requirements; telerobotics application; Displays; Libraries; Multimedia computing; Multimedia systems; Protocols; Quality of service; Resource management; Scheduling; Spatial databases; Timing;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
