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MuNAS: A Network Audio System for Linux-based Thin-Client Systems


 The MuNAS solves the problem that the X Window system does not support the transformation of audio data. It makes the thin-client/server computing model in Linux be capable of executing multimedia applications. The audio data generated by Open Sound System (OSS/Free ) compatible audio applications which are executed in the terminal server can be transferred to X-terminals. The MuNAS is designed and developed for the thin-client system. With MuNAS installed, you can execute multimedia applications in the terminal server and listen for the sound from your X-terminal. Otherwise, these applications must be executed mutely in the thin-client architecture of Unix. 
  • It is designed to work on multi-user operating systems: several users can activate the network audio system by executing their own audio applications in the same computer ( terminal server) and their audio data can be forwarded to different computers (X-terminals) simultaneously. 
  • Existing audio applications do not need to be modified or recompiled, and no additional audio libraries are required. 
  • The program is not restricted to any special form of audio data format or device type; i.e., the audio applications can arbitrarily define their own audio data formats and device types according to OSS/Free.
  • The architecture of the MuNAS allows the audio mixing of audio data from different processes of a user. The current version of MuNAS does not provide this function. The MuNAS will support it in the future version.
  • The MuNAS performs well, as indicated by its ability to send stereo, 16-bit, 44.1-kHz linear audio data to forty users in the same Linux terminal server simultaneously.
  For more detailed information about the MuNAS, please connect to http://www.advancedthintech.com.

Regards,

Gwan-Hwan Hwang
Advanced Thin-Client Technologies, Inc.
ghhwang@advancedthintech.com
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