HyStream aims the development of mechanisms, techniques and protocols that seamlessly take different available resources needed for streaming over the Internet into account, mixing and integrating ideas from both hierarchical and P2P distribution systems.
The goal is to offer a more robust and efficient solution where data is distributed and replicated as a semi-continuous stream over various servers and peers. This will save server resources by limiting the number of concurrent users and improve reliability of service.
Several challenges must be overcome to ensure efficiency of such a system. A lot of research is necessary to integrate all the different parts and to find new protocols and techniques suited for this scenario in order to make the system seamlessly deliver data over heterogeneous networks and end-system technologies, making optimal use of the different capabilities during varying loads. In this project, we aim to develop mechanisms, techniques and protocols that seamlessly take the different available resources into account, mixing and integrating ideas from both hierarchical and P2P distribution systems. This means that resources throughout the system must be considered, i.e., both local to the service provider and in the access networks.
People
Professor
Pål Halvorsen
Project Manager
Senior Research Scientist
Mobile: +47 970 80 007
Office: +47 67 82 83 92
E-mail: paalh@simula.no
