Title :
Ensuring quality in distributed multimedia systems
Author :
Paul, Ray ; Khan, M. Farrukh ; Baqai, Shahab ; Ghafoor, Arif
Author_Institution :
Testing & Evaluation, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The use of multimedia technology can provide cost effective methods for management and dissemination of information, and thus increase economic efficiency. Distributed, networked multimedia information systems will be a critical component of technology-based information infrastructures in the future. Several ground breaking applications have already appeared, and more are expected to follow. Innovations in hardware and software are feeding this revolution. In this paper, the notion of quality for multimedia data transferred over the networks is developed. Multimedia data synchronization requirements are specified to ensure high quality delivery of multimedia information. Accordingly we propose synchronization techniques in a client server environment
Keywords :
client-server systems; costing; distributed databases; multimedia communication; multimedia computing; software quality; synchronisation; client server environment; cost effective methods; distributed multimedia systems; economic efficiency; high quality delivery; information dissemination; information infrastructures; information management; multimedia data synchronization; networked multimedia information systems; software quality; synchronization techniques; Application software; Computer network reliability; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Laboratories; Multimedia databases; Multimedia systems; Protocols; Streaming media; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
High-Assurance Systems Engineering Workshop, 1996. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Niagara on the Lake, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7629-9
DOI :
10.1109/HASE.1996.618566
