Prof. Yoram Ofek - DIT - University of Trento, Italy
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ØPipelines are deployed to increase efficiency in
ØFactory (automotive), Computers (CPU), …
ØNOW  (deterministic) pipeline over the Internet!
Thanks to GPS/GALILEO/... that provides UTC – Coordinated Universal Time everywhere
Research Area 1
UTC-based Pipeline Forwarding/Switching
Time-driven Switching (TDS)
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Time-driven Priority (TDP)
Optimal for Video-Conferencing – Why?