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Computer-supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) systems are often complex distributed applications that incorporate a number of different tools working in concert to support goal- and task-driven collaborations that involve multiple sites and participants. These systems exhibit a wide variety of different system and communication architectures both within and between participating sites. In this chapter, we describe and characterize CSCW systems with respect to media synchronization requirements, identify a number of common challenges that arise as a result, and review a variety of protocol coordination techniques and mechanisms that can be brought to bear.
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- Computer Supported Collaborative Work
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A class of distributed multimedia systems that support goal- and task-driven collaboration among multiple participants.
- Overlay Network
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A logically connect group of nodes within the Internet that provide packet-based media and message transport and processing services.
- Jitter
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Variation in packet delay experienced in a network typically as a result of dynamic queuing delays at forwarding nodes.
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Mayer-Patel, K. (2018). MediaSynch Issues for Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. In: Montagud, M., Cesar, P., Boronat, F., Jansen, J. (eds) MediaSync. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65840-7_7
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