Multimedia netowkr architecture for suppoorting the lifestyle in the twenty-first century

摘要

In this paper, we predict future work styles by modeling current enterprise organizations and determine the architecture that will be needed for smooth communications. Specifically, we propose a two-layered multimedia network architecture consisting of information and communication layers. The information layer uses decision-naking agents, whereas the communication layer uses a communication agent. The decision-making agents, whereas the communication layer uses a communication agent. The decision-making agents support decision making that requires advanced types of communication, such as negotiation and persuasion, in a distributed-office environment. The communication agent supports bi-directional communication by managing positional inforamtion about communicating entities and selecting the optimum paths and media for communication.