Title :
A CORBA framework for multimedia streams
Author :
McGrath, Damian ; Chapman, Martin
Author_Institution :
IONA Technol. Plc., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
The paper describes a CORBA based framework for the control and management of multimedia streams. The concepts of streams and flows are introduced, along with the abstractions used for multimedia devices. Examples of usage for point to point and point to multipoint streams are given. The OMG specification describes two profiles for implementers of the framework, a light profile and a full profile. The differences between these profiles are described. The Simple Flow Protocol (SFP) for transporting IDL typed and untyped flows is briefly outlined. Finally, it is shown that the full profile of the OMG stream specification can be used to implement a TINA CSM interface with only minimal changes to TINA-C IDL specifications
Keywords :
formal specification; information networks; multimedia systems; object-oriented methods; protocols; CORBA framework; OMG stream specification; Simple Flow Protocol; TINA CSM interface; TINA-C IDL specifications; multimedia devices; multimedia streams; point to multipoint streams; typed flows; untyped flows; Abstracts; Buildings; Electrical capacitance tomography; Graphical user interfaces; Identity-based encryption; Programmable control; Streaming media; Technology management; Telecommunication control; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Global Convergence of Telecommunications and Distributed Object Computing, 1997. Proceedings., TINA 97
Conference_Location :
Santiago
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8335-X
DOI :
10.1109/TINA.1997.660729
