Video Systems in an IT Environment, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 4

Software Technology for A/V Systems

CONTENTS

4.0 Introduction

4.1 User Application Requirements

4.2 Software Architectures—The Four Types

4.2.1 Centralized Computing

4.2.2 Distributed Computing

4.2.3 Architectural Comparisons

4.3 Middleware Connectivity

4.3.1 Database Connectivity Protocols

4.4 Implementation Frameworks

4.4.1 The .NET Framework

4.4.2 The Java EE Framework

4.4.3 The Burden to Choose

4.5 Methods of Virtualization

4.5.1 Under the Hood: Servers

4.6 Open Source Software

4.7 High-Performance Real-Time Systems

4.7.1 Achieving Real-Time OS Performance

4.7.2 Multimedia Extensions and Graphics Processors

4.7.3 64-Bit Architectures and Beyond

4.8 Software Maintenance and System Evolution

4.8.1 Lehman’s Laws

4.9 It’s a Wrap—A ...