VoR: A network system framework for VBR over reserved bandwidth

Yasunori Matsui, Hideyuki Tokuda

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Abstract

Distributed multimedia systems must handle multiple continuous media streams at once. The network subsystem must thus be able to transmit aggregation of VBR streams effectively. Data smoothing and shaping is necessary for high quality transmission. Flexibility is also required to handle different types of data formats and contents. In this paper, we propose the VoR system, a network subsystem framework for VBR continuous media transmission. It controls stream multiplexing by the scheduler in the network driver along with the QoS coordinator middleware. The system provides a way for application programs to interact with the underlying network. The system is designed on the principle of policy and mechanism separation, which enables to flexibly adapt to application dependent inter- and intra-stream QoS tradeoffs. Our preliminary result using MPEG2 streams indicates that while simple multiplexing gains some bandwidth utilization, better multiplexing can be achieved by providing more elaborate data dependent policies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInteractive Distributed Multimedia Systems and Telecommunication Services - 4th International Workshop, IDMS 1997, Proceedings
EditorsRalf Steinmetz, Lars C. Wolf, Ralf Steinmetz
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages189-198
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783540635192
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Event4th International Workshop on Interactive Distributed Multimedia Systems and Telecommunication Services, IDMS 1997 - Darmstadt, Germany
Duration: 1997 Sept 101997 Sept 12

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1309
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other4th International Workshop on Interactive Distributed Multimedia Systems and Telecommunication Services, IDMS 1997
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDarmstadt
Period97/9/1097/9/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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