ISSN:
1432-1882
Keywords:
Key words:Sychronization – Multimedia streams – Video server
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
Notes:
Abstract. Multimedia streams such as audio and video impose tight temporal constraints for their presentation. Often, related multimedia streams, such as audio and video, must be presented in a synchronized way. We introduce a novel scheme to ensure the continuous and synchronous delivery of distributed stored multimedia streams across a communications network. We propose a new protocol for synchronized playback and compute the buffer required to achieve both, the continuity within a single substream and the synchronization between related substreams. The scheme is very general and does not require synchronized clocks. Using a resynchronization protocol based on buffer level control, the scheme is able to cope with server drop-outs and clock drift. The synchronization scheme has been implemented and the paper concludes with our experimental results.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s005300050112
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