Client-network interaction in a real-time communication environment

A model for client-network interaction developed for the Tenet real-time protocol suite is presented. The model includes new mechanisms for the establishment and runtime management of real-time connections. By improving the information exchanged between the network and the clients, the model makes it possible to reduce the complexity of and the time required to establish a real-time connection, and increases the network utilization. A class of real-time communication service that supports adaptive quality of service is introduced, in order to enhance the ability of the network to deal with congestion situations.<<ETX>>