TY  - JOUR
T1  - A flexible middleware for multimedia communication design, implementation, and experience.
JF  - IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications
A1  - Stiller, B.
LA  - English
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-99796217609350821
AB  - Distributed multimedia applications require a variety of communication services. These services and different application requirements have to be provided and supported within: (1) end-systems in an efficient and integrated manner, combining the precise specification of quality-of-service (QoS) requirements, application interfaces, multicast support, and security features and (2) the network. The Da CaPo++ system presented in this paper provides an efficient end-system middleware for multimedia applications, capable of handling various types of applications in a modular fashion. Application needs and communication demands are specified by values in terms of QoS attributes and functional properties, such as encryption requirements or multicast support. Da CaPo++ automatically configures suitable communication protocols, provides for an efficient runtime support, and offers an easy-to-use, object-oriented application programming interface. While its applicability to real-life applications was shown by prototype implementations, performance evaluations have been carried out yielding practical experiences and numerical results
KW  - Da CaPo++ system.
KW  - QoS.
KW  - Communication protocols.
KW  - Communication services.
KW  - Distributed multimedia applications.
KW  - Efficient runtime support.
KW  - Encryption requirements.
KW  - End-system middleware.
KW  - Flexible middleware.
KW  - Multicast support.
KW  - Multimedia communication.
KW  - Object-oriented application programming interface.
KW  - Performance evaluations.
KW  - Picture phone.
KW  - Quality-of-service.
KW  - Real-life applications.
KW  - Security features.
ER  -