A Layered Model of focusing on a Distributed Game Application Fang, Devin, Tal, George CS 294-3: The Converged Network Spring 2002
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Application Service Provider General Architecture Layer 5 Devices Application Service Provider Layer 4 Services Layer 3 Enhanced IP Layer 2 IP Layer 1 Access Network
Layer 4: Service Layer Session layer/Distributed Trigger Composition Layer/Coordination BROKER Devices Discovery Audio Service Video Service Authentication Billing PKI – UCB Ssh-key Sim card Credit card Username/pw Cookie Amex Hardware Access provider Online site Credit card Hotel room