STRUCTURE MODEL OF SUPPORTING PLATFORM FOR CSCW
Wang Guo-y · Chinese Journal of Computers · 1997
The system-oriented control and distribution transparency of traditionaldistributed systems contradict the requirements for user--centered collaborationawareness of CSCW. This paper presents a suitable softwar architecture for integrated CSCW system, which adopts a supporting platform for CSCW as the adapterbetween the general distributed system and cooperative applications. The platformis characterized by client/server model, using object--oriented method to cope withheterogeneity, separating tailorable policies from mehanisms of coordinatioordination, sothat it can provide flexible and convenient service for the cooperative applicationsupported by some basic distributed functions, such as I/O,data transmission andso on. Various multimedia cooperative applications can run on the platform to support group cooperation fully. With ibis architecture, multimedia desktop conference system TH-MDCS can aid distributed group members to carry out multiple cooperative task within environment of MS-Windows and Ethernet.