CNC 622: Networked Multimedia Systems

Offered Under: M.Sc. in Computer Networks & Communications (CNC)
Description

This course covers the concepts and principles that underlie the transmission of continuous media, such as digital audio and video, across IP internetworks. The emphasis will be on technologies and techniques for satisfying the requirements of applications requiring real-time, low-latency delivery of media. Topic includes: Multimedia Networks: Requirements and Performance Issues, Media and Data Streams, Audio Technology, Graphics and Images, Video Technology, Computer-Based Animation, Data Compression techniques, Optical Storage Media, Content Analysis, Network and Transportation Layer Protocols for Multimedia, Multipoint communications: IP multicast and End-to-End Reliable multicast, Multimedia Applications and Services.


Prerequisites:
  • None

Course Type Major
Credit Hour 3
Lecture Hour 45
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