Sync-MS: Synchronized messaging service for real-time multi-player distributed games

Proceedings - International Conference on Network Protocols, ICNP

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 155-164

  Lin, Yow Jian ^a   Guo, K ^b   Paul, S ^b  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

^b Center for Networking Research Lucent Bell Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

fairness,response time; network delay; online multi player games; real time

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS; DISTRIBUTED GAMES; FAIRNESS PERFORMANCE; MESSAGING SERVICES; MULTIPLAYER GAMES; NETWORK DELAYS; NETWORK-BASED SERVICES; REAL TIME;

INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

EID: 84904903823     PISSN: 10921648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICNP.2002.1181396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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