Flexible Communication Support for CSCW Applications

Modern computer-supported cooperative work applications (CSCW) supporting same-time/different-place interaction are required to open several communication channels. Each of these channels has its own Quality of Service (QoS) and is implemented by a specific protocol stack. Typically, these channels need to be synchronized but inter-stack dependencies are hard to express with current communication architectures. The paper proposes a novel approach to the development of communication software supporting a style of micro-protocol composition that satisfies the requirements imposed by CSCW applications.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: SPIRE
• Authors: Hugo Miranda, Luís Rodrigues
• Keywords: Communication Channels, Computer-supported Cooperative Work, Information Management, Specific Protocol Stack, SPIRE 1999