<s>
For	O
computer	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
,	O
floor	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
allows	O
users	O
of	O
networked	O
multimedia	O
applications	O
to	O
utilize	O
and	O
share	O
resources	O
such	O
as	O
remote	O
devices	O
,	O
distributed	O
data	B-General_Concept
sets	I-General_Concept
,	O
telepointers	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
continuous	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
without	O
access	O
conflicts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floors	O
are	O
temporary	O
permissions	O
granted	O
dynamically	O
to	O
collaborating	O
users	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
mitigate	O
race	B-Operating_System
conditions	I-Operating_System
and	O
guarantee	O
mutually	O
exclusive	O
resource	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
floor	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
user	O
who	O
wishes	O
to	O
speak	O
makes	O
a	O
request	O
(	O
through	O
their	O
user	O
equipment	O
unit	O
(	O
UE	O
)	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
speak	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
waits	O
for	O
a	O
response	O
that	O
either	O
grants	O
or	O
denies	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
accordance	O
with	O
early	O
PoC	O
proposals	O
,	O
the	O
floor	O
is	O
granted	O
only	O
for	O
talk	O
burst	O
on	O
a	O
first	O
received	O
basis	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
queuing	O
of	O
floor	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
messages	O
is	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
