Conductor: A Framework for Distributed Adaptation

Abstract--End-to-end connectivity is growing increasingly diverse, with orders of magnitude differences in characteristics throughout the network. At the same time, most applications assume a level of network characteristics below which they either provide no service, or service at a cost higher than the user is willing to pay. Open architecture networks can help applications degrade gracefully when network conditions are poor by pushing adaptation technology into the network. Unfortunately, since adaptation seeks to change the data stream during transmission, it is incompatible with the traditional model for reliable data streams. A new model of reliability is required to allow general adaptation of reliable data streams. We propose one possible model that provides reliable delivery of the semantic meaning in the data stream despite adaptation. We present this model in the context of Conductor, a framework for distributed adaptation. By using a reliability model that is compatible wit...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: HOTOS
• Authors: Mark Yarvis, Peter L. Reiher, Gerald J. Popek
• Keywords: Data Stream, HOTOS 1999, Open Architecture Networks, Operating System, Reliable Data Streams