A Distributed Real-Time MPEG Video Audio Player

Abstract. This paper presents the design, implementation and experimental analysis of a distributed, real-time MPEG video and audio player. The player is designed for use across the Internet, a shared environment with variable tra c and with great diversity in network bandwidth and host processing speed. We use a novel toolkit approach to build software feedback mechanisms for client/server synchronization, dynamic Quality-of-Service control, and system adaptiveness. Our experimental results show that the feedback mechanisms are e ective, and that the player performs very well in the Internet environment.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1995
• Where: NOSSDAV
• Authors: Shanwei Cen, Calton Pu, Richard Staehli, Crispin Cowan, Jonathan Walpole
• Keywords: Computer Networks, Feedback Mechanisms, NOSSDAV 1995, Real-time Mpeg Video, Software Feedback Mechanisms