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We describe QoSDREAM, a middleware framework for the construction and management of context-aware multimedia applications. The contributions of QoSDREAM include (1) a novel approach to the handling of location data derived from sensors in the physical world which integrates sensor data from a variety of sources into streams of application-relevant events and (2) a component-based architecture for the construction of real-time multimedia and other context-aware applications. The component architecture supports the construction of application models that are used for quality of service analysis and management purposes. Working distributed applications are derived from the models.
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Naguib, H., Coulouris, G., Mitchell, S. (2001). Middleware Support for Context-aware Multimedia Applications. In: Zieliński, K., Geihs, K., Laurentowski, A. (eds) New Developments in Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems. DAIS 2001. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 70. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47005-5_2
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