GCO5805

Multimedia computing and communications

G Lu

6 points
* First semester
* Distance

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should be able to describe system requirements and research issues of multimedia computing and communication, understand the current state of the technology of multimedia compression, operating system support, networking and multimedia information management.

Synopsis This subject covers research issues and current technology, multimedia computing and communications. Contents include characteristics and requirements of different media types, quality of service issues, MM compression techniques and standards, MM operating system and end system architecture, MM networking and transport protocols, MM information indexing and retrieval, and example MM systems and applications in business.

Assessment Two assignments: 50%
* Examination: 50%

Prescribed texts

Lu G Communication and computing for distributed multimedia systems Artech, 1996