Title :
Control issues in multimedia conferencing
Author :
Ensor, J.R. ; Ahuja, S.R. ; Connaghan, R. ; Horn, D. ; Pack, M. ; Seligmann, D.D.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A discussion is presented of the control and coordination functions that must be associated with communication networks supporting multimedia conferencing systems. The authors have determined that the systems need underlying networks with large numbers of connections available to each user, direct support for message multicasting, and synchronization of transmissions over associated links. Furthermore, each of these capabilities needs associated, user-accessible control functions
Keywords :
multimedia systems; teleconferencing; communication networks; control; coordination functions; message multicasting; multimedia conferencing; synchronization; Bandwidth; Communication system control; Computer displays; Computer networks; Control systems; Multimedia systems; Real time systems; Telephony; Video sharing; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Communications Software, 1991, 'Communications for Distributed Applications and Systems', Proceedings of TRICOMM '91., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-649-7
DOI :
10.1109/TRICOM.1991.152883
