In recent years, many research efforts focus on relative differentiated service due to the increasing requirements on quality of service for time-sensitive applications. Most of t...
Low priority data transfer across the wide area is useful in several contexts, for example for the dissemination of large files such as OS updates, content distribution or prefet...
—As the number of Mobile IP (MIP) [2] users grow, so will the demand for delay sensitive real-time applications, such as audio streaming, that require seamless handoff, namely, a...
Presently, many distributed multimedia systems adapt to their changing environments and Quality of Service (QoS) requirements by exchanging control and feedback data between server...
The intricacy of real-time data service management increases mainly due to the emergence of applications operating in open and unpredictable environments, increases in software co...