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RIVUS: A Stream Template Language for Capturing Multimedia Requirements

Lindsey, Donna and Linington, Peter F. (1996) RIVUS: A Stream Template Language for Capturing Multimedia Requirements. In: Hutchison, D. and Christiansen, H. and Coulson, G. and Danthine, A., eds. Teleservices and Multimedia Communications Second International COST 237 Workshop. Lecture Notes in Computer Science . Springer, Berlin, Germany, pp. 259-277. ISBN 978-3-540-61028-1. E-ISBN 978-3-540-49849-0. (doi:10.1007/3-540-61028-6_30) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:21308)

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Abstract

Object based architectures, such as the standardized reference model for Open Distributed Processing (ODP), must not only provide for the simple client-server styles of interaction found in data processing, but must also support the rich variety of different communication configurations and dependencies that are found in multimedia applications. To do this, ODP defines both simple two-party communication and an explicit binding model which can describe a wide range of more complex situations. It encapsulates the complexity within a visible binding object.

This paper explains the ODP view of binding, introducing the idea of a binding template which represents a class of communication activity, and then introduces a language called RIVUS for the specification of these templates. It demonstrates, by the use of a number of examples, that such a language can capture much of the behaviour required in multimedia application designs.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/3-540-61028-6_30
Uncontrolled keywords: Video Conference; Type Conversion; Role Type; Stream Interface; Video Flow
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming,
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Depositing User: Mark Wheadon
Date Deposited: 24 Aug 2009 19:47 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:59 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/21308 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Linington, Peter F..

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