The QOS Broker [distributed multimedia computing]
Klara Nahrstedt, Jonathan M. Smith · IEEE Multimedia · 1995
In human affairs, brokers are intermediaries with specialized knowledge who work toward a mutually desirable outcome through negotiation. The QOS Broker is a software engineering technique that uses this principle to arrange for the delivery of end-to-end quality of service in distributed multimedia systems. An experimental prototype using a telerobotics application helped identify the technique's limitations and system requirements.>