A stream relationship monitor for adaptive multimedia document retrieval

A distributed multimedia document presentation involves retrieval of objects from one or more multimedia information servers and their presentation at the client system. The retrieval of multimedia objects is influenced by factor such as throughput and maximum delay offered by the network, and has to be carried out in accordance with the specification of object relationships. Many current network architectures address QoS from a provider´s point of view and analyze network performance, failing to comprehensively address the quality needs of applications. This paper concerns the development of a multimedia stream monitor that intends to preserve the coherence between the different media during a multimedia presentation