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1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages) : illustrations |
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Academic Press series in communications, networking and multimedia |
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Academic Press series in communications, networking and multimedia.
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| Summary |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Multimedia communications: source representations, networks, and applications / Jerry D. Gibson -- ch. 2. Future telecommunication networks: traffic and technologies / Leonid G. Kazovsky, Giok-Djan Khoe, and M. Oskar van Deventer -- ch. 3. Speech coding standards / Andreas S. Spanias -- ch. 4. Audio coding standards / Chi-Min Liu and Wen-Whei Chang -- ch. 5. Still image compression standards / Michael W. Hoffman and Khalid Sayood -- ch. 6. Multimedia conferencing standards / David Lindbergh -- ch. 7. MPEG-1 and -2 compression / Tom Lookabaugh -- ch. 8. MPEG-4 and MPEG-7 / Jerry D. Gibson -- ch. 9. ATM network technology / Yoichi Maeda and Koichi Asatani -- ch. 10. ISDN / Koichi Asatani and Toshinori Tsuboi -- ch. 11. Video-on-demand broadcasting protocols / Steven W. Carter, Darrell D.E. Long, and Jehan-François Pâris -- ch. 12. Internet telephony technology and standards overview / Bernard S. Ku -- ch. 13. Wideband wireless packet data access / Justin Chuang, Leonard J. Cimini, Jr., and Nelson Sollenberger -- ch. 14. Internet protocols over wireless networks / George C. Polyzos and George Xylomenos -- ch. 15. Transcoding of the Internet's multimedia content for universal access / Richard Han and John R. Smith -- ch. 16. Multicasting: issues and networking support / Upkar Varshney. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Telecommunication.
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Multimedia systems.
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Digital communications.
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Interactive multimedia.
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Télécommunications.
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Multimédia.
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Transmission numérique.
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Multimédias interactifs.
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telecommunications.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Media & Communications.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
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Digital communications
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Interactive multimedia
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Multimedia systems
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Telecommunication
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| Added Author |
Gibson, Jerry D. Editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Multimedia communications. San Diego : Academic Press, ©2001 0122821602 9780122821608 (DLC) 00104377 (OCoLC)44852079 |
| ISBN |
9780122821608 |
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0122821602 |
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0585470723 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585470726 (electronic bk.) |
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9780080512242 |
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0080512240 |
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1281046477 |
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9781281046475 |
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9786611046477 |
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661104647X |
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AU@ 000050492260 |
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CHNEW 001007031 |
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DEBBG BV022755179 |
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DEBBG BV041119691 |
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DEBBG BV042316055 |
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DEBSZ 367755068 |
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DEBSZ 396675743 |
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NZ1 10533948 |
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NZ1 12435695 |
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UKMGB 017582020 |
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