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Support for Complex Multi-Media Applications <BR>using the Horus system



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Support for Complex Multi-Media Applications
using the Horus system

Werner Vogels vogels@cs.cornell.edu

Robbert van Renesse rvr@cs.cornell.edu



Dept. of Computer Science
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 gif

December 1994

Abstract:

A distributed multi-media application involves more than just protocols for the dissemination of video and audio data. As in any other distributed application, protocols are necessary that guarantee the consistency, fault-tolerance, and security of shared data objects. The Horus system offers a framework for building complex distributed systems that involve any number of protocols, as well as a variety of protocols for the different aspects of a distributed application (including some protocols specific to multi-media applications). We believe that this integrated approach is superior to combining different toolkits, and illustrate this with a detailed example of an existing video-on-demand application.





Robbert VanRenesse
Tue Dec 13 13:08:33 EST 1994