Distributed Multimedia Retrieval Strategies for Large Scale Networked Systems

• Main Authors: Veeravalli, Bharadwaj (Author), Barlas, Gerassimos (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: Multimedia Systems and Applications ; 29
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Computer communication systems.; Operating systems (Computers).; Information storage and retrieval.; Multimedia information systems.; Computer Science.; Multimedia Information Systems.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Computer Communication Networks.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.; Operating Systems.

Several works on multimedia storage appear in literature today, but very little if any, have been devoted to handling long duration video retrieval, over large scale networks. Distributed retrieval of multimedia documents, especially the long duration documents, is an imperative step in rendering hi...

Table of Contents:

• Distributed Technologies for Multimedia Retrieval Over Networks
• Multiple Servers Retrieval Strategy : Data Partitioning Approach
• Supporting Multiple Clients: Channel Partitioning Approach
• An Alternative Retrieval Strategy: A Play-While-Retrieve Approach
• Scheduling Over Unreliable Channels
• Adapting to Network Variability
• Fault-Tolerance Analysis for Multiple Servers Movie Retrieval Strategy
• An Agent Driven Practical MSR System: JINI Technology
• Future Research Directions.