Design of a shared whiteboard component for multimedia conferencing
Marten J. Van Sinderen, P.F. Chimento, Luís Ferreira Pires · 1996
This paper reports on the development of a framework for multimedia applications in the domain of tele-education. The paper focuses on the protocol design of a specific component of the framework, namely a shared whiteboard application. The relationship of this component with other components of the framework is also discussed. A salient feature of the framework is that it uses an advanced ATM-based network service. The design of the shared whiteboard component is considered representative for the design as a whole, and is used to illustrate how a flexible protocol architecture utilizing innovative network functions and satisfying demanding user requirements can be developed. 1. Introduction The Platinum project 1 aimed at developing distributed multimedia applications, supported by broadband network technology. This project takes account of both user and technology perspectives in order to enable sophisticated services that support the actual enduser needs. The concrete ob...