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An important new class of communication-oriented applications are described as multi-party interactive multimedia applications. In this paper, we examine the programming abstractions, system support and communication services required by these applications; evaluate existing support; and propose strategies for improving support by combining current systems with new designs. We have taken a holistic approach to this problem by considering the local system and communication architecture together in deciding where to implement each service, and in designing interfaces between components.
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Moran, M., Gusella, R. (1993). System support for efficient dynamically-configurable multi-party interactive multimedia applications. In: Venkat Rangan, P. (eds) Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video. NOSSDAV 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 712. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57183-3_13
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