Definition:Multimedia systems rely on a wide variety of infrastructural technologies to enable their communication, processing, and interface/display needs.
In addition, particular classes of media (e.g., continuous media such as audio and video) often require special computational support to ensure their correct rendering. As such, different categories of infrastructure can be defined as to how systems enable and influence synchronized media playback. These include: operating and real-time systems, middleware and networking, database and data management as well as system and software engineering.
Operating and Real-Time Systems
The operating system (OS) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] is a key element in multimedia synchronization due its fundamental infrastructural role within end-user and network equipment. Specifically, a number of OS issues can cause significant impact in situations where continuous media are utilized. Such time-sensitive data, typically large in volume and isochronous in...
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Robbins, W. (2006). Infrastructure and Engineering. In: Furht, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Multimedia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30038-4_108
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