The Multimedia Internet

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.

Sommario

A Background for Networked Digital Media.- Digital Coding of Audio and Video.- Communication Networks and Technologies.- Internet Protocols, Services and Software.- Media Protocols and Applications.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Weinstein
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.10.2010
• EAN: 9781441936523
• ISBN: 978-1-4419-3652-3
• Pagine: 384
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 21 mm x 22 mm
• Peso: 578 g
• Illustrazioni: XIV, 384 p. 317 illus.
• Serie: Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage; Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Elettronica, elettrotecnica, telecomunicazioni; A, Information Retrieval, engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet), Multimedia Information Systems, Application software, Computer Communication Networks, Communications Engineering, Networks, Coding and Information Theory, Information theory, Coding theory & cryptology, Coding theory, Internet searching, Graphical & digital media applications, Computer communication systems, Network hardware