Title :
Distributed multimedia and QOS: a survey
Author :
Vogel, Andreas ; Kerhervé, Brigitte ; Von Bochmann, Gregor ; Gecsei, Jan
Author_Institution :
Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
Quality of service (QOS) is increasingly important for all components within distributed multimedia systems, as this survey reveals. We discuss the QOS parameters found in communication protocols, operating systems, multimedia databases and file servers, as well as those directly affecting the human user
Keywords :
distributed databases; distributed processing; file servers; multimedia computing; multimedia systems; operating systems (computers); protocols; reviews; communication protocols; distributed multimedia; file servers; human user; multimedia databases; operating systems; quality of service; service quality; survey; Application software; Delay; File servers; Humans; Multimedia communication; Multimedia databases; Multimedia systems; Protocols; Quality of service; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
