Multimedia communications directions and innovations
Title:
Multimedia communications directions and innovations
Author:
Gibson, Jerry D.
ISBN:
9780122821608
Publication Information:
San Diego : Academic Press, c2001.
Physical Description:
xviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Series:
Academic Press series in communications, networking and multimedia
Series Title:
Academic Press series in communications, networking and multimedia
Contents:
Multimedia communications: source representations, networks, and applications / Future telecommunication networks: traffic and technologies / Speech coding standards / Audio coding standards / Still image compression standards / Multimedia conferencing standards / MPEG-1 and -2 compression / MPEG-4 and MPEG-7 / ISDN / Video-on-demand broadcasting protocols / Internet telephony technology and standards overview / Wideband wireless packet data access / Internet protocols over wireless networks / Transcoding of the Internet's multimedia content for universal access / Multicasting: issues and networking support
Abstract:
The rapid advances and industry demands for networked delivery of information and pictures through computer networks and cable television has created a need for new techniques and standards for the packaging and delivery of digital information. Multimedia Communications presents the latest information from industry and academic experts on all standards, methods and protocols. Internet protocols for wireless communications, transcoding of Internet multimedia for universal access, ATM and ISDN chapters, videoconferencing standards, speech and audio coding standards, multi-casting and image compression techniques are included. * Latest Internet protocols for wireless communications * Transcoding of Internet multimedia for universal access * ATM and ISDN chapters * Videoconferencing standards * Speech and audio coding standards * Multi-casting * Latest image compression techniques.
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