Synchronization of Temporal Constructs in Distributed Multimedia Systems with Controlled Accuracy

Abstract

With the inception of technology in communication networks such as ATM, it will be possible to run multimedia applications on future integrated networks. Synchronization of the related media data is one of the key characteristics of a multimedia system In this paper we present a scheme for synchronization of multimedia data across a network where the accuracy of detecting asynchronization and predicting the future asynchrony is variable and can be tailored to the intended application. The multimedia data when sent across the network may also be stored at an intermediate node and later retrieved for display. We extend the scheme and present a mechanism wherein synchronization of all the possible temporal constructs is supported and not restricted to the "in-parallel" construct which is only one of the thirteen possible temporal relations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA456034

Entities

People

  • Nipun Agarwal
  • Sang H. Son

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Clocks
  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Intervals
  • Media
  • Multimedia
  • Networks
  • Petri Nets
  • Wide Area Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Regression Analysis.