Course detail

Multimedia Services

FEKT-CMDSAcad. year: 2010/2011

Fundamental properties of multimedia networks, requirements on multimedia transmission. Multimedia transport protocols, multicasting. Fundamental techniques of audiovisual signal processing, compression. Transport and archiving formats. Internet telephony, videconferencing and webTV. Digital cinema, interactive multimedia systems. Electronic publishing and security.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Otto Dostál, CSc.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to design and operate multimedia communication services, to measure multimedia transport parameters in computer and telephony networks.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school education level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of this subject is to provide practical skills and fundamental theoretical knowledge about multimedia communication services operating in computer and telephony networks.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

JACK, Keith. Video Demystified. 4th Edition. Oxford : Elsevier, 2005. 927 s.
FIRESTONE, Scott; RAMALINGAM, Thiya; FRY, Steve. Voice and Video Conferencing Fundamentals. Indianopolis : Cisco Press, 2007. 376 s.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BC Bachelor's

    branch BC-TLI , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Otto Dostál, CSc.

Syllabus

Multimedia services, importance and utilization
Fundemantals of high-speed multimedia networks - access methods and its properties
Time-crucial transport of multimedia signals - transport protocols - types of transmission
Fundamentals of audiovisual signal processing - filtration, enhancement, color tranformation, nonlinear editing
Compression of audiovisual signals - lossy and lossless techniques
Transport and archiving formats of audio - MP3, G.711
Transport and archiving formatts of video I - JPEG, JPEG2000, MJPEG
Transport and archiving formats of video II - MPEG 1,2,4
Internet telephony and distributive audio services - VoIP
Videconference and distributive video services - Point-to-Point and MultiPoint
3D audio systems
Security on the Web

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Otto Dostál, CSc.

Syllabus

Introduction to technical equipment of laboratory
Internet telephony (VoIP)
Videoconference
Distributive services on the Internet - WebTV
Digital watermarks and the JPEG2000 compression
Video editing and compression
Remote control of a PTZ web camera