Real-Time Communication in Packet-Switching Wide-Area Networks
Title | Real-Time Communication in Packet-Switching Wide-Area Networks |
Publication Type | Technical Report |
Year of Publication | 1989 |
Authors | Ferrari, D. |
Other Numbers | 521 |
Abstract | The increasing importance of distributed multimedia applications and the emergence of user interfaces based on digital audio and digital video will soon require that computer communication networks offer real-time services. This paper argues that the feasibility of providing performance guarantees in a packet-switching wide-area network should be investigated, and describes a possible approach. We present a model of the network to be studied, and discuss its generality, as well as the presumable limits to its validity in the future. We also formulate the problem, give a definition of the guarantees to be provided, and describe a correct scheme for the establishment of real-time connections with deterministic, statistical, and best-effort delay bounds. |
URL | http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/pubs/techreports/tr-89-022.pdf |
Bibliographic Notes | ICSI Technical Report TR-89-022 |
Abbreviated Authors | D. Ferrari |
ICSI Publication Type | Technical Report |