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	Title:	Framework for managing context-aware multimedia services in pervasive environments
	Author:	J. Martin Serrano, Javier Justo, Ricardo Marin, Joan Serrat-Fernandez, Nikolaos Vardalachos, Kerry Jean, Alex Galis
	Address:	Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), C. Jordi Girona 1-3 D4-101, 08034 Barcelona, Spain. ' Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), C. Jordi Girona 1-3 D4-101, 08034 Barcelona, Spain. ' Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), C. Jordi Girona 1-3 D4-101, 08034 Barcelona, Spain. ' Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), C. Jordi Girona 1-3 D4-101, 08034 Barcelona, Spain. ' Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London (UCL), Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK. ' Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London (UCL), Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK. ' Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London (UCL), Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
	Journal:	International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology 2007 - Vol. 2, No.1  pp. 53 - 65
	Abstract:	This paper presents the CONTEXT framework for the creation, deployment and management of context-aware multimedia services using programmable network facilities. The Service Creation Layer (SCL) components of this framework allow the creation of the services using a service subscription server. Customisation and management are both supported by the policy-based paradigm. The Policy-Based Service Management (PBSM) layer components ensure efficient delivery and management of these services and the Execution Layer components guarantee the correct execution and assurance of the context-aware multimedia services over the network.
	Keywords:	context information; context awareness; context-aware services; CAS; context framework; pervasive computing; context information modelling; policy models; policy-based systems; programmable networks; internet protocol technology; multimedia services; networking; service management.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJIPT.2007.011597
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