The Multimedia Internet - Hardback

This text offers a thorough, not-overly-complex 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 well-suited toward non-specialists, preferably with technical background, who need well-composed tutorial introductions to the three foundation areas. The text discusses the latest advances in digital audio and video encoding, optical and wireless communications technologies, high-speed access networks, and IP-based media streaming, all crucial enablers of the multimedia Internet.

• | Author: Stephen Weinstein
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Mar 30, 2005
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0387236813
• | ISBN-13: 9780387236810