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Distributed Video Production: Tasks, Architecture and QoS Provisioning

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In this paper, we apply a top-down approach to describe the architecture components of Distributed video production (DVP) systems. We first introduce the concept of a Distributed video production environment and describe typical DVP tasks involved. We then propose a generic layered functional model that captures the characteristics of the DVP architecture. Subsequently, we identify system and network performance parameters and discuss possible network protocol stack realizations for the transport of DVP traffic. Finally, we propose a quality of service-sensitive model for resource allocation and optimization.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada

    Raouf Boutaba

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 10 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4, Canada

    Ned Ning Ren, Yasser Rasheed & Alberto Leon-Garcia

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Boutaba, R., Ren, N.N., Rasheed, Y. et al. Distributed Video Production: Tasks, Architecture and QoS Provisioning. Multimedia Tools and Applications 16, 99–136 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013245819429

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