This text is a light technical introduction to the three technical foundations for multimedia applications across the Internet: communications (principles, technologies and networking), compressive encoding of digital media, and Internet protocol and services. All the contributing systems elements are explained through descriptive text and numerous illustrative figures; the result is a book pitched toward non-specialists, preferably with technical background, who want descriptive tutorial introductions to the three foundation areas. The text discusses advances in digital audio/video coding, optical and wireless communications technologies, high-speed access networks, and IP-based media streaming, all crucial enablers of the multimedia Internet.
By:
Stephen Weinstein Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Country of Publication: United States Edition: 1st ed. 2005. Corr. 2nd printing 2006 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1.630kg ISBN:9780387236810 ISBN 10: 0387236813 Series:Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage Pages: 384 Publication Date:30 March 2005 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active