Multimedia and Hypermedia : Communication Issues in Open Document Environment

Hypertext allows data model structure to be tailored according to each one’s necessities through the creation of arbitrary links that associate different data content pieces. Multimedia allows the incorporation of a diversity of media types together with text but requires specifications of how data has to be exhibited to the user, considering not only man-machine interfaces but also temporal and spatial synchronization. It is also necessary to specify how interaction should be performed between user and system services. we have presented design of a communication plateform based on measurement of performance and communication load, reusability and flexibility are taken into account. The communication plateform suits well the domain of high performance streaming multimedia applications