The transportation of multimedia over the network requires timely and errorless transmission much more strictly than other data. This had led to special protoco

In recent years rapid Internet growth has pushed the development of new multimedia applications in all aspects of life such as entertainment, communication, col

Advances in multimedia communication systems have enhanced the need for improved video coding standards. Due to the inherent nature of video content, large band

This practical resource provides a survey on the technologies, protocols, and architectures that are widely used in practice to implement networked multimedia s

Compiled for professionals working in designing, building and implementing multimedia-related hardware and applications, this volume examines media and content