Distributed Multimedia Retrieval Strategies for Large Scale Networked Systems (Hardcover)

Preface.- RAID Arrays and Other Distributed Architectures for Video Retrieval.- Multiple Servers Retrieval Strategy (MSRS): Data Partitioning Approach.- Supporting Multiple Clients: Channel Partitioning Approach.- Minimizing Access Times: A Play-While-Retrieve Approach.- Retrieval over Unreliable Channels: Single and Multi-Installment Approach.- Adapting to Network Variability.- Fault Tolerant Analysis.- Agent Driven Pull-Based Practical System: JINI Technology.- Experiments with a WAN-deployed System.- Conclusions and Future Research and Technology Ventures.- Index.