An Architecture and a Programming Interface for Application-Aware Data Dissemination Using Overlay Networks

- Many real-time distributed collaborative applications are emerging that require exchange of critical sensor data among geographically distant end users under resource-constrained network conditions. The QoS requirements, e.g., required bandwidth, latency, acceptable data quality, and reliability are interdependent, and critical to the operation of these applications. This paper presents an AWON (Application-aWare Overlay Networks) architecture for deploying application-aware services in an overlay network to best meet the application requirements over the available overlay networking infrastructure. An application programming interface (API) is presented to facilitate development of applications within the AWON architectural framework. The API supports the configuration of overlay nodes for in-network, application-aware processing. Application-defined plug-in modules are used to deploy applicationspecific functionality at each overlay node. The API also enables communication between ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: COMSWARE
• Authors: Tarun Banka, Panho Lee, Anura P. Jayasumana, Jim Kurose
• Keywords: Application-aWare Overlay Networks, COMSWARE 2007, Overlay Network, Overlay Node