A continuous media I/O server and its synchronization mechanism

1 October 1991

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer

Vol. 24 (10) , 51-57
https://doi.org/10.1109/2.97251

Abstract

Acme, a network server for digital audio and video I/O, is presented. Acme lets users specify their synchronization requirements through an abstraction called a logical time system. The nature of logical time systems is discussed, some examples are given, and their implementation is addressed.

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