Video over IP : a practical guide to technology and applications / Wes Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Wes.

Series:

Focal Press media technology professional.

Focal Press media technology professional

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Image transmission.

Digital video.

Telecommunication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (515 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Video over Internet Protocol

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Focal Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications.Readers who have a background in either video or networking will benefit from tutorials in both areas and the breadth of coverage that this book provides. Real-life application examples give readers successful examples of a variety o

Contents:

Cover; Video Over IP: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Overview of Video Transport; Video Transport Technologies; Telecom Networks; The Internet; Review and Checklist Update; Chapter 2. Video Transport Applications; Entertainment; Interactive Video; Narrowcasting; The True Meaning of ""Real Time""; Video Transport Economics; Review And Checklist Update; Chapter 3. Video Basics; Pixels, Luma, Scanning, and Chroma; Types of Video; Video Fields and Frames; Types of Audio; Other Video Services

Video and Audio SwitchingReview and Checklist Update; Chapter 4. Video and Audio Compression; Compression Overview; MPEG Compression Technologies; Other Compression Technologies; VBI Compression Issues; Comparing Compression Technologies; Applications; Technology Licensing Issues; Review and Checklist Update; Chapter 5. IP Networking Basics; How IP Fits In; IP Basics; Ethernet and IP; Review and Checklist Update; Chapter 6. From Video into Packets; Encapsulation; MPEG Stream Types; Transport Protocols; Case Study: Uncompressed Video over IP; Review and Checklist Update

Chapter 7. Packet TransportTransport Methods; Transport Considerations; Network Impairments; Internet Transport; Quality of Service; Review and Checklist Update; Chapter 8. Video Streaming and Media Players; Basic Concepts; Streaming System Architecture; Streaming Applications; Technologies for Streaming; Commercial Players; Review and Checklist Update; Chapter 9. Multicasting; Basic Concepts; Applications; Multicasting System Architecture; System Impact; Review and Checklist Update; Chapter 10. Videoconferencing Over IP; Basic Concepts; Technologies; Review and Checklist Update

Management TasksCase Study: St. Clair County Schools; Technologies for Network Administration; Review and Checklist Update; Appendix A: The Discrete Cosine Transform; Appendix B: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange; Appendix C: Video User Checklist; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611020071

9781136036903

1136036903

9781281020079

1281020079

9780080492421

0080492428

OCLC:

475966088