Multimedia Systems Engineering GM1204

Course content:
1 Services and interaction models in distributed multimedia systems.
2 Problems in multimedia systems design
3 Evaluation of system performance. QoS essentials.
4 Multimedia system architectures
5 Developing user terminals
6 Developing server infrastructure
7-8 Mechanisms of multimedia communications
9-10 Developing streaming and teleconferencing systems
11 Session management and user billing
12 Multimedia services in cellular networks
13 Network convergence. IMS.
14-15 Standards and intellectual property in multimedia.

Learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- mechanisms behind popular multimedia systems
- standardization and intellectual property in the context of multimedia system engineering
Skills:
- design of multimedia systems
- applying existing technologies in custom applications

(in Polish) Rodzaj przedmiotu

(in Polish) Obowiązkowy

Course coordinators

Term 2010Z:

Marek Parfieniuk

Term 2011Z:

Władysław Skarbek

Bibliography

a) basic references:
- K.R. Rao, Z.S. Bojkovic: Introduction to Multimedia Communications : Applications,
Middleware, Networking, Wiley, 2006
- P.A. Chou, M. van der Schaar: Multimedia Over IP and Wireless Networks: Compression, Networking, and
Systems, Academic Press/Elsevier, 2007
- A. K. Salkintzis, N. Passas: Emerging Wireless Multimedia Services and Technologies, Wiley, 2005.

b) supplementary references:
- S. Morris, A. Smith-Chaigneau: Interactive TV standards, Elsevier, 2005
- W. Simpson: Video Over IP IPTV, Internet Video, H.264, P2P, Web TV, and Streaming: A Complete Guide to
Understanding the Technology, Focal Press/Elsevier, 2008
- P.K.C. Tse: Multimedia Information Storage and Retrieval: Techniques and Technologies, IGI Publishing, 2008
- D. Austerberry: The Technology of Video and Audio Streaming, Focal Press/Elsevier, 2005
- G. O’Driscoll: Next generation IPTV services and technologies, Wiley, 2008