An active self-optimizing multiplayer gaming architecture

Cluster Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-215

  Ramakrishna, V ^a   Robinson, Max ^a   Eustice, Kevin ^a   Reiher, Peter ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Active networks; Multicast; Multiplayer games; Packet aggregation; Self optimizing middleware

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646067773     PISSN: 13867857     EISSN: 15737543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10586-006-7564-2     Document Type: Article

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