Title :
Real-time communication in packet-switched networks
Author :
Aras, C.M. ; Kurose, James F. ; Reeves, D.S. ; Schulzrinne, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
fDate :
1/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dramatically increased bandwidths and processing capabilities of future high-speed networks make possible many distributed real-time applications, such as sensor-based applications and multimedia services. Since these applications will have traffic characteristics and performance requirements that differ dramatically from those of current data-oriented applications, new communication network architectures, and protocols will be required. In this paper we discuss the performance requirements and traffic characteristics of various real-time applications, survey recent developments in the areas of network architecture and protocols for supporting real-time services, and develop frameworks in which these, and future, research efforts can be considered
Keywords :
data communication systems; packet switching; performance evaluation; protocols; real-time systems; telecommunication traffic; communication network architectures; computer networks; high-speed networks; multimedia services; packet-switched networks; performance requirements; protocols; quality of service; real-time applications; real-time communication; sensor-based applications; traffic characteristics; Application software; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Computer science; High-speed networks; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber communication; Propagation delay; Protocols;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
