Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Ramaraj, Sharath
URN	etd-10162003-171616
Title	Supporting Quality of Service in Distributed Virtual Environments
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Computer Science
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Denis Gracanin Committee Chair Chang Tien Lu Committee Member Ing Ray Chen Committee Member
Keywords	Distributed Virtual Environments Real-time Dynamic Programming Quality of Service(QoS) Neural Networks
Date of Defense	2003-09-19
Availability	restricted
Abstract We present a resource allocation perspective to Quality of Service in Distributed Virtual Environments. The user of a DVE system will have improved Quality of Service if he/she is allocated the right amount of resources at the right time. Instead of allocating resources on a static basis, we adopt a dynamic need based resource allocation scheme that provides real-time resource allocation. Optimal resource assignments are calculated o2ine and a neural network is trained with the knowledge of optimal solutions from the o2ine Operations Research Techniques and it is then used to deliver near-optimal resource allocation decisions in real-time. We also present a case study of network bandwidth allocation and prove the usefulness of the technique.
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