| Description |
xiv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Characteristics and Requirements of Multimedia Data -- Ch. 3. Digital Audio, Image and Video Compression Principles, Techniques and Standards -- Ch. 4. End-to-End Quality of Service Guarantee for Digital Audio and Video Communication -- Ch. 5. Network Support for Multimedia Communications -- Ch. 6. Transport Protocol Support for Multimedia Communications -- Ch. 7. End-System Support for Distributed Multimedia Applications -- Ch. 8. Multimedia Servers -- Ch. 9. Networked Multimedia Synchronization: Requirements and Mechanisms -- Ch. 10. Multimedia Information Indexing and Retrieval -- Ch. 11. Toward Information Superhighways -- App. A. A Packet Formats of ST-II and RTP -- App. B. Pointers to Software Available on the Internet -- App. C. Major Multimedia Research Groups |
| Summary |
From describing the special demands of multimedia systems, to exploring the integration of multimedia technologies on the internet, this comprehensive book provides communications engineers with a unique examination of the design challenges and future direction of multimedia computing and communications |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Computer networks.
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Multimedia systems.
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| LC no. |
96046064 |
| ISBN |
0890068844 (alk. paper) |
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