Networking technique for synchronous e-learning platforms in corporate environments

Proceedings of the 2009 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, SPECTS 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 96-103

  Granda, Juan C ^a   García, Daniel F ^a   Nuño, Pelayo ^a   Suárez, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate training; Multicast overlay; Network scalability; RTP relay; Synchronous e learning; Traffic measurement

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE TRAINING; MULTICAST OVERLAY; NETWORK SCALABILITY; RTP RELAY; SYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING; TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT;

E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MULTICASTING; OVERLAY NETWORKS; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; SCALABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS;

EID: 70449119005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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