Raouf Boutaba & Jose Neuman de Souza 
Managing QoS in Multimedia Networks and Services [PDF ebook] 
IEEE / IFIP TC6 — WG6.4 & WG6.6 Third International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS’2000) September 25-28, 2000, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Welcome to the third International Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS’2000) in Fortaleza (Brazil)! The first MMNS was held in Montreal ( Canada) in july 1997 and the second MMNS was held in Versailles (France) in November 1998. The MMNS conference takes place every year and a half and is aimed to be a truly international event by bringing together researchers and practitioners from all around the world and by organising the conference each time in a different continent/country. Over the past several years, there has been a considerable amount of research within the fields of multimedia networking and network management. Much of that work has taken place within the context of managing Quality-of- Service in broadband integrated services digital networks such as the A TM, and more recently in IP-based networks, to respond to the requirements of emerging multimedia applications. A TM networks were designed to support multimedia traffic with diverse characteristics and can be used as the transfer mode for both wired and wireless networks. A new set of Internet protocols is being developed to provide better quality of service, which is a prerequisite for supporting multimedia applications. Multimedia applications have a different set of requirements, which impacts the design of the underlying communication network as well as its management. Several Qo S management mechanisms intervening at different layers of the communication network are required including Qo S-routing, Qo S-based transport, Qo S negotiation, Qo S adaptation, FCAPS management, and mobility management.