Network support for turn-taking in multimedia collaboration

Hans-Peter Dommel; Jose J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves

doi:10.1117/12.264303

24 January 1997 Network support for turn-taking in multimedia collaboration

Hans-Peter Dommel, Jose J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves

Proceedings Volume 3020, Multimedia Computing and Networking 1997; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.264303
Event: Electronic Imaging '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The effectiveness of collaborative multimedia systems depends on the regulation of access to their shared resources, such as continuous media or instruments used concurrently by multiple parties. Existing applications use only simple protocols to mediate such resource contention. Their cooperative rules follow a strict agenda and are largely application-specific. The inherent problem of floor control lacks a systematic methodology. This paper presents a general model on floor control for correct, scalable, fine-grained and fair resource sharing that integrates user interaction with network conditions, and adaptation to various media types. The motion of turn-taking known from psycholinguistics in studies on discourse structure is adapted for this framework. Viewed as a computational analogy to speech communication, online collaboration revolves around dynamically allocated access permissions called floors. The control semantics of floors derives from concurrently control methodology. An explicit specification and verification of a novel distributed Floor Control Protocol are presented. Hosts assume sharing roles that allow for efficient dissemination of control information, agreeing on a floor holder which is granted mutually exclusive access to a resource. Performance analytic aspects of floor control protocols are also briefly discussed.

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Hans-Peter Dommel and Jose J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves "Network support for turn-taking in multimedia collaboration", Proc. SPIE 3020, Multimedia Computing and Networking 1997, (24 January 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.264303

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