QoSockets: A new extension to the sockets API for end-to-end applications QoS management

The key question addressed by this paper is how multimedia applications can adapt to the QoS delivered by the network and vice versa. QoSockets is an extension to the sockets mechanism, to enable QoS reservation and management. QoSockets automatically generates the instrumentation to monitor QoS. Qo...

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Published inComputer networks (Amsterdam, Netherlands : 1999) Vol. 35; no. 1; p. 57
Main Authors Florissi, P G S, Yemini, Y, Florissi, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Sequoia S.A 01.01.2001
Subjects
Multimedia computer applications
Quality of service
Software packages
Systems integration
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Summary:The key question addressed by this paper is how multimedia applications can adapt to the QoS delivered by the network and vice versa. QoSockets is an extension to the sockets mechanism, to enable QoS reservation and management. QoSockets automatically generates the instrumentation to monitor QoS. QoSockets mediates interactions among applications and transport protocols, and collects in QoS MIBs statistics on the QoS delivered. The main advantages are: support of single API for transport layer QoS negotiation, connection establishment, and data transmission; support of a single QoS negotiation protocol; generality across application QoS needs; and automatic management of application QoS needs.
ISSN:1389-1286
1872-7069