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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461114803321

Autore

Silva Mario Marques da.

Titolo

Multimedia communications and networking / / Mario Marques da Silva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-06516-7

1-4665-5920-9

1-4398-7485-9

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 p.)

Disciplina

621.38

621.3821

Soggetti

Multimedia systems

Computer network protocols

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Multimedia Communications and Networking; Chapter 2: Network Protocol Architectures; Chapter 3: Channel Impairments; Chapter 4: Cable Transmission Mediums; Chapter 5: Wireless Transmission Mediums; Chapter 6: Source Coding and Transmission Techniques; Chapter 7: Advanced Transmission Techniques to Support Current and Emergent Multimedia Services; Chapter 8: Cellular Communications; Chapter 9: Transport Networks; Chapter 10: Data Link Layer; Chapter 11: Network Layer; Chapter 12: Transport Layer

Chapter 13: Services and ApplicationsChapter 14: Network Security; Annex A; Annex B; Annex C; References

Sommario/riassunto

The result of decades of research and international project experience, Multimedia Communications and Networking provides authoritative insight into recent developments in multimedia, digital communications, and networking services and technologies. Supplying you with the required foundation in these areas, it illustrates the means that will allow for improved digital communications and networks. The book starts with a review of the fundamental concepts, requirements,



and constraints in networks and telecommunications. It describes channel disturbances that ca