Efficient resource management algorithms in a distributed video-on-demand system

• Main Author: Yu, Hongtao.
• Other Authors: Low, Chor Ping
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/3923
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis addresses the resource management problem in a distributed video-on-demand (VOD) system. The objectives of the resource management problem are to manage video objects in a distributed VOD system, balance the load among video servers, and minimize the time taken to service video requests.