Interactive Video-On-Demand Systems: Resource Management and Scheduling Strategies

Interactive Video—on—Demand Systems: Resource Management and Scheduling Strategies addresses issues in scheduling and management of resources in an interactive continuous—media (e.g., audio and video) server. The book emphasizes dynamic and run—time strategies for resource scheduling and management. Such strategies provide effective tools for supporting interactivity with on—line users who require the system to be responsive in serving their requests, and whose needs and actions vary freque...