Resource Management For Video Traffic in High-Speed Networks

Fall 1996

Instructor: Klara Nahrstedt

3111 DCL, 4-6624, klara@cs.uiuc.edu

Description:

The seminar will cover papers with specific issues of resource management in networks transmitting video traffic. The papers describe and we will discuss lower level protocols and services for high-speed networks such as ATM as well as higher level protocols and services for support of distributed multimedia applications. In more depth, we will discuss resource reservation, admission, monitoring and adaptation mechanisms, network scheduling algorithms, bandwidth management approaches, video characterization and modeling/simulation of video traffic.

Evaluation:

Each student will present several papers. The grade will be based on paper presentations and participation in discussions.

Readings:

Papers

The papers are on reserve in Grainger library.

Registration:

Register for CS 491kn

Credit:

1/4 unit

Course Time:

Wednesday, 3:00-4:00pm

Place:

Conference room 3211, DCL

Copyright, All Rights Reserved, 1996 Klara Nahrstedt