Title :
A continuous media I/O server and its synchronization mechanism
Author :
Anderson, David P. ; Homsy, George
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Acme, a network server for digital audio and video I/O, is presented. Acme lets users specify their synchronization requirements through an abstraction called a logical time system. The nature of logical time systems is discussed, some examples are given, and their implementation is addressed.<>
Keywords :
multimedia systems; network servers; synchronisation; Acme; continuous media I/O server; digital audio and video I/O; logical time system; synchronization mechanism; Hardware; Keyboards; Mice; Microphones; Network servers; Read-write memory; Real time systems; Streaming media; Telephony; Workstations;
