The notion of specification frameworks transposes the framework approach from software
development to the level of formal modeling and analysis. A specification framework is …

Middleware technologies such as CORBA or Java RMI have proved their suitability for"
standard" client-server applications. However, challenges from existing and new types of …

Truly autonomic networks ultimately require self-modifying, evolving protocol software.
Otherwise humans must intervene in every situation that has not been anticipated at design …

This paper describes a framework for constructing network services for accessing media
objects. The framework, called end-to-end media paths, provides a new approach for …

We present an innovative approach for providing end-to-end quality of service (QoS)
guarantees in a distributed multimedia setting. Quality of perception (QoP) is a term which …

In recent years, technology has broken the shackles of the wired environment and gone
mobile. Portable and hand-held computers have become increasingly financially viable and …

Abstract The Quality of Service (QoS) concept is of central importance in the context of
communication protocols for multimedia systems. Generally, multimedia systems comprise …

The task of middleware is to mask out problems of heterogeneity and distribution for
application developers. With the emergence of new application domains, like multimedia …

Support of end-to-end Quality-of-Service (QoS) and appropriate high-level programming
abstractions are two crucial factors for the development of future telecommunication services …

Distributed multimedia information systems require a range of different interaction styles
ranging from simple remote operation interaction to complex patterns of interaction involving …