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Internet News And Website Reviews, Margaret Sylvia
Internet News And Website Reviews, Margaret Sylvia
Faculty Publications
A book chapter devoted to keeping up with news about the Internet and website reviews for subject librarians and educators.
Bandwidth Management And Quality Of Service, Adalbert Engel
Bandwidth Management And Quality Of Service, Adalbert Engel
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
With the advent of bandwidth-hungry video and audio applications, demand for bandwidth is expected to exceed supply. Users will require more bandwidth and, as always, there are likely to be more users. As the Internet user base becomes more diverse, there is an increasing perception that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should be able to differentiate between users, so that the specific needs of different types of users can be met. Differentiated services is seen as a possible solution to the bandwidth problem. Currently, however, the technology used on the Internet differentiates neither between users, nor between applications. The thesis focuses …
Multicast Services For Multimedia Collaborative Applications, Emad Eldin Mohamed Mohamed
Multicast Services For Multimedia Collaborative Applications, Emad Eldin Mohamed Mohamed
Computer Science Theses & Dissertations
This work aims at providing multicast services for multimedia collaborative applications over large inter-networks such as the Internet. Multimedia collaborative applications are typically of small group size, slow group membership dynamics, and awareness of participants' identities and locations. Moreover, they usually consist of several components such as audio, video, shared whiteboard, and single user application sharing engines that collectively help make the collaboration session successful. Each of these components has its demands from the communication layer that may differ from one component to another. This dissertation identifies the overall characteristics of multimedia collaborative applications and their individual components. It also …