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We present a case study of multimedia servicedelivery in the World Wide Web environment. Our systemis founded on the notion of end-to-endQuality-of-Service (QoS) management. We outline our viewof an integrated management frame and explain how ourQoS management architecture fits into this framework. Wethen describe our object-oriented multimedia deliverysystem based on CORBA and Java. We discuss some issues of stream delivery and managementwith reference to our own experiences.

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Fry, M., Witana, V., Ray, P. et al. Managing QoS in Multimedia Services. Journal of Network and Systems Management 5, 283–300 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018739331825

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