A flexible middleware for multimedia communication: design, implementation, and experience

نویسندگان

  • Burkhard Stiller
  • Christina Class
  • Marcel Waldvogel
  • Germano Caronni
  • Daniel Bauer
چکیده

Distributed multimedia applications require a variety of communication services. These services and different application requirements have to be provided and supported within (1) end-systems in an efficient and integrated manner, combining the precise specification of Quality-ofService (QoS) requirements, application interfaces, multicast support, and security features, and within (2) the network. The Da CaPo++ system presented here provides an efficient end-system middleware for multimedia applications, capable of handling various types of applications in a modular fashion. Application needs and communication demands are specified by values in terms of QoS attributes and functional properties, such as encryption requirements or multicast support. Da CaPo++ automatically configures suitable communication protocols, provides for an efficient run-time support, and offers an easy-to-use, object-oriented application programming interface. While its applicability to real-life applications was shown by prototype implementations, performance evaluations have been carried out yielding practical experiences and numerical results. Keywords— Flexible Middleware, Application Programming Interface, Quality-of-Service (QoS), Protocol Processing Support, Security.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

دوره 17  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999