Technologies For Real-Time Interactive Multimedia Communications.- Team Collaboration Mixing Immersive Video Conferencing With Shared Virtual 3D Objects.- On The Stochastic Scalability Of Information Sharing Platforms.- A Multimedia Adaptive-Quality Platform For Real-Time E-Learning Over IP.- Real-Time Applications In 803.11 WLAN Using Feedback-Based Bandwidth Allocation.- Audio Rendering System For Multimedia Applications.- QoS Provisionig And Control In Real-Time Interactive Multimedia Communications Using Digital Watermarking.- Monitoring, Management and Configuration of Networks and Networking Devices.- A Critical View Of The Sensitivity Of Transit ASs To Internal Failures.- The CoMo Project: Towards A Community-Oriented Measurement Infrastructure.- TCP Anomalies: Identification And Analysis.- A High Performance IP Traffic Generation Tool Based On The Intel IXP2400 Network Processor.- IP Forwarding Performance Analysis In The Presence Of Control Plane Functionalities In A PC-Based Open Router.- Data Acquisition And Aggregation In Sensor Networks.- On Data Acquisition And Field Reconstruction In Wireless Sensor Networks.- Cost Efficient Localized Geographical Forwarding Strategies For Wireless Sensor Networks.- Semi-Probabilistic Routing For Highly Dynamic Networks.- S-WiNeTest: Remote Access To A Sensor Testbed.- Decentralized Detection In Sensor Networks With Noisy Communication Links.- GRID Structures For Distributed Cooperative Laboratories.- Real Time Streaming Data Grid Applications.- The GRIDCC Project.- Collaborative Environments For The GRID: The GRIDCC Multipurpose Collaborative Environment.- Design And Development Of A GNRB For The Coordinated Use Of Network Resources In A High Performance Grid Environment.- A P2P Framework For Distributed And Cooperative Laboratories.- Exposing Measurement Instruments As Grid Services.- Distributed Information Retrieval In GRID Environment: A Formal Approach.- Architectures And Techniques For Tele-Measurements.- Architectures For Remote Measurement.- Traceability Assurance Of Tele-Measurements.- Exploring The Capabilities Of Web-Based Measurement Systems For Distance Learning.- A WEB-Based Architecture Enabling Cooperative Telemeasurements.- The MOME Workstation As A Platform For Automatic Analysis Of Measurement Data.- LATERE: A Remote-Access Laboratory For Experiences On Management And Control Of Networking Devices.- The LABNET-Server Software Architecture For Remote Management Of Distributed Laboratories: Current Status And Perspectives.- A New Perspective In Instrumentation Interfaces As Web Services.- Virtual Immersive Communications And Distance Learning.- Architectures For Context Aware Services.- The Teledoc2 Project: A Heterogeneous Infrastructure For International E-Learning.- The Dynamic Construction Of Multi-User VRML 3D Environment For Immersive Learning On The Web.- NeBULa (Network-Based User-Location Sensing System): A Novel And Open Location Sensing Framework Operating On A WLAN Environment.- The VIL (Virtual Immersive Learning) Test-Bed: An Innovative Approach To Distance Learning.

This book is devoted to the investigation of the main issues related to the sustainable realization of tele-laboratories, where real and virtual instrumentation can be shared and used in a collaborative environment. The book contains peer reviewed chapters and each presents a self-contained treatment within a framework providing an up-to-date picture of the state-of-the-art and of the most recent developments of this multi-faceted topic.