Title :
Object oriented simulation of multimedia on demand services over ATM network
Author :
Srivastava, Alok ; Kumar, Anup ; Singru, Aditi ; Kamel, Khaled A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Math. & Comput. Sci., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
Abstract :
The paper presents a simulation model of a generic system to support multimedia-on-demand services over an ATM network. The simulation has been performed using an object-oriented approach. Discrete event system specification (DEVS) methodology has been used in the design and implementation of the simulation. This simulation approach also helped in the development of a modular, re-usable and easily extendable model of a multimedia-on-demand system. Also, this approach is shown to be very useful in adapting the basic model to simulate any of the multimedia-on-demand services mentioned above. To illustrate this, we have simulated a movie-on-demand service using our generic multimedia-on-demand simulation model. We have demonstrated the real-time nature, scalability and cost-effectiveness of a movie-on-demand system based upon our generic multimedia-on-demand system. This model will be useful for studying the performance of facilities such as movie-on-demand, interactive network games, multimedia libraries etc
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; discrete event simulation; discrete event systems; interactive video; multimedia systems; object-oriented programming; telecommunication computing; telecommunication networks; ATM network; cost-effectiveness; discrete event system specification methodology; extendable model; generic system; interactive network games; modular model; movie-on-demand service; multimedia libraries; multimedia-on-demand services; object oriented simulation; performance; real-time system; reusable model; scalability; simulation design; simulation implementation; simulation model; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Displays; Multimedia systems; Network servers; Object oriented modeling; Performance analysis; Software prototyping; Switches; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1996. MASCOTS '96., Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7235-8
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOT.1996.501005
