18-796 Multimedia Communications, Coding Systems & Networking

Units: 12.0 Department: Electrical & Comp. Eng. Prerequisites: 18-791 and 36-217 Related URLs: http://www.ece.cmu.edu/ This course introduces technologies for multimedia communications. We will address how to efficiently represent multimedia data, including video, image, and audio, and how to deliver them over a variety of networks. In the coding aspect, state-of-the-art compression technologies will be presented. Emphasis will be given to a number of standards, including H.26x, MPEG, and JPEG. In the networking aspect, special considerations for sending multimedia over ATM, wireless, and IP networks, such as error resilience and quality of service, will be discussed. The H.32x series, standards for audiovisual communication systems in various network environments, will be described. Current research results in multimedia communications will be reviewed through student seminars in the last weeks of the course. Prerequisite: 18-791 (Digital Signal Processing) and 36-217 (Probability) or equivalents.

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Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	12:30 - 2:20 pm	W	Chen	SH 222
		F	Chen	SH 222