The work on the QoSSpace is ongoing. We need to investigate further:
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Integrated QoS architecture: we would like to investigate how dynamic adaptability fits into an integrated QoS architecture with other Internet QoS mechanisms, e.g. resource reservation schemes and differentiated services.
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Interaction with the user: as we have noted in this dissertation, consideration of the user preferences and requirements is important. We need to investigate how the use of dynamic adaptability changes the way the user and the application must interact. Is it possible to have totally automatic dynamically adaptable applications or must there be some interaction with the user during the execution of an application, rather than just the use of static user preferences? This would involve an investigation of the interface Iaq that we have not considered in detail in this work.
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Distributed applications: the following issues need to be addressed:
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When an application does have the ability to make adaptation decisions, what are the interactions between instances that affect application mode changes and flow-requirement changes?
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How does the local interaction with the user affect the decision-making process in distributed instances?
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What is the interaction of the architectural components to support receiver heterogeneity in the decision making-process? (For example, how might the decision-making process interact with the filtering mechanisms in the application level gateways or in the network?)