Multimedia server

A method for transmitting data to a plurality of destinations in a server connected with a network wherein the server operates on an operating system which permits a multithreading by allocating time slices to thread, the method comprising the steps of;

• creating a thread to each destination;
• and
• in response to a request from one of said thread, returning a unit of data to be preferably transmitted at a time of said request, wherein said step of returning a unit of data includes the step of:
• in response to a detection that a difference between said time of said request and a time of last request from a thread different from the requesting thread is smaller than a value associated with an unoccupied period of a central processing unit of the server, returning a same unit of data as returned at said time of last request.

A server for transmitting multimedia applications including a video and an audio at respective adapted transfer rates in a server connected with a network wherein the server operates on an operating system which permits a multithreading by allocating time slices to thread, the server comprising:

• means for preparing data on a required transfer rate indicative of a permitted lowest transfer rate for the application;
• means for generating threads for respective applications;
• means for allocating an initial number of slices to each thread to let said threads transmit said respective applications;
• means for measuring a transfer rate of each thread at a time, interval;
• means for calculating a number of slices to be allocated to each tread such that the measured transfer rate of each thread (i.e., each application) becomes equal to said required transfer rate of the application transmitted by the thread;
• and
• means for allocating said calculated number of slices to each thread.