This class covers the fundamental knowledge and advances in multimedia
networking. This is a project class. Students will read research papers and implement a substantial, original project.

Topics

Fundamentals of audio/video compressions

DPCM, Transform coding (DCT, KLT, Wavelet), Entropy coding (Huffman, arithmetic), Motion estimation, Image and video coding standards, JPEG, MPEG -1, 2, 4, H.263.

Advanced topics in video coding for communication

Scalable coding, Error-resilient coding, Multiple description coding.

Network architectures and designs for quality of services

ATM, Integrated Services, Differentiated Services,MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS), Traffic Engineering.

Streaming protocols

RTP, RSTP, TFRC, RAP

Multimedia communication systems:

H.323, Overlay multicast, Path diversity streaming.