Home > Books > Book

Emerging Research on Networked Multimedia Communication Systems

Dimitris Kanellopoulos (University of Patras, Greece)
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: August, 2015 | Copyright: © 2016 | Pages: 448

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9781466688506
EISBN13: 9781466688513
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8850-6

Description:

Innovations in multimedia technology have truly revolutionized communication, transforming the definitions of text, audio, and visual information through hybrid combinations of these forms. The rise of multimedia systems has generated new methods for high-speed data capturing, processing, editing, storage, and dissemination across wide networks, creating a need for high-level surveillance and quality-monitoring control schemes.

Emerging Research on Networked Multimedia Communication Systems provides a comprehensive overview of the most current theoretical frameworks, technological developments, and empirical research findings in the field of electronic media. This timely reference work also investigates numerous issues related to multimedia sharing and optimization over heterogeneous wired and wireless networks, making it a relevant learning tool for scholars, practitioners, and educators in the multimedia research arena.

This authoritative resource features a comprehensive collection of research-based articles on topics ranging from fundamental issues in multimedia optimization to breakthrough advancements in the deployment of multimedia systems, including group synchronization control, video coding, video transmission, video broadcasting, and discussions of recent developments in Quality of Experience (QoE), Quality of Service (QoS), and Video over IP (VoIP) services.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Adaptive Media Coding
  • Automated Video Analysis
  • End-System Support
  • Group Synchronization Control Schemes
  • Multimedia Optimization over Heterogeneous Wireless and Wired Networks
  • Multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE) Ecosystems
  • Multimedia Transmission
  • Quality of Service (QoS)/QoE Learning Algorithms
  • Video Broadcasting Protocols

Search this Book:
Reset

Indexing
Reviews

Computer science, electrical engineering, information science, music technology, and education software are among the disciplines of contributors who present theoretical frameworks and empirical research findings regarding multimedia communication systems. Considering multimedia techniques, standards, and networks for a range of networking applications, they cover multimedia networking, video coding and video streaming, video broadcasting and multimedia transmission, quality of experience and quality of service, and networked music performance and digital cinema chain.

– ProtoView Book Abstracts (formerly Book News, Inc.)

Dimitris Kanellopoulos is a member of the Educational Software Development Laboratory (ESDLab) in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Patras, Greece. He received a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science (multimedia communication) from the University of Patras. Since 1990, he was a research assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Patras and involved in several EU R&D projects. His research interests include: multimedia communication, multimedia networks, intelligent information systems, knowledge representation and e-learning technologies. He has many publications to his credit in international journals and conferences at these areas. He serves as an editorial board member and reviewer in some refereed journals.

All IGI Global Scientific Publishing content is archived via the CLOCKSS and LOCKSS initiative. Additionally, all IGI Global Scientific Publishing published content is available in the IGI Global Scientific Publishing InfoSci® platform.

We are committed to continually improving our platform to meet WCAG standards. We have used automated scans as well as manual review to identify and resolve compatibility issues. Our goal is to ensure all of our content is easily accessible to all users.

  • Current Accessibility Implementations
  • Screen reader compatible web pages with properly labeled elements.
  • Text alternatives for non-text content so it can be changed into large print, braille, speech, symbols, or simpler language.
  • User interface can be navigated using only a keyboard - no keyboard traps.
  • Consistent navigation on all web pages.
  • Meaningful section heading are used to organize content in a logical manner.
  • Logical focus order of elements on each web page.
  • No web pages contain any flashing, or design elements that are known to cause seizures or physical reactions.
  • Text has high contrast, with a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1.
  • Responsive design, with text that can be resized without loss of content or functionality.
Learn More