Course detail

Multimedia Services

FEKT-BPC-MDSAcad. year: 2025/2026

The Multimedia Services course is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on network technologies and the transmission of multimedia data over the Internet. Specifically, students will learn about the basics of routing in IP networks, the ability to broadcast to a group address (MULTICAST), and the basics of Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE). Particular attention is focused on the application layer protocols of the TCP/IP model that are used for multimedia data transmission and control. In the second part of the course, students will learn in detail about the current technologies used in video conferencing, Internet telephony, Internet TV and video streaming. The last part of the course focuses on image and audio data compression algorithms. Specifically, it includes a description of the JPEG, H.26x, MPEG-x and G-7xx speech codecs. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Číka, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of IP networks and basic knowledge of JAVA are required. 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Up to 30 points can be awarded for work in laboratory exercises (points are obtained for individual tasks and individual project).
Up to 70 points can be earned for the written examination.

The definition of supervised teaching and the manner in which it is carried out is set out in the annually updated decree of the subject guarantor. 

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide students with both practical experience and basic theoretical knowledge of multimedia communication services in current transmission networks. 

 

The student acquires theoretical background in the field of multimedia services operated in IP networks. Based on this knowledge, the student will be able to analyze and design small and large-scale multimedia systems. The student will be able to explain the principles of real-time multimedia data distribution, the principles of services including Internet telephony, video conferencing, Internet TV and streaming. The student will also be familiar with the encoders used to compress audio/video signals. 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Benny Bing. Video Coding and Online Streaming Technologies: Principles and Practice of AVC, HEVC, AV1, VVC, HLS, MSS, and MPEG-DASH. ISBN 978-0976675235 (CS)
ČÍKA, P. Multimediální služby. Skriptum VUT v Brně. 2012, ISBN: 978-80-214-4443- 0. (CS)
ČÍKA, Petr. Přenos a komprese audio-video dat pro integrovanou výuku VUT a VŠB-TUO. 1. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, 2014. ISBN: 978-80-214-5061- 5. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-AMT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme BPC-AUD Bachelor's

    specialization AUDB-TECH , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BPC-ECT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme BPC-MET Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-SEE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-TLI Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme BPC-NCP Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Číka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introductory lecture, inclusion of multimedia services
2. TCP/IP network model - methods of multimedia data transmission in packet networks, definition of group broadcasting - multicast, streaming
3. TCP/IP network model - quality of service (QoS) for multimedia systems, quality of experience (QoE)
4. TCP/IP network model - transport layer and its use in multimedia data transmission, application layer - RTP, RTCP protocols
5. IP television and video streaming - RTSP, SDP, SAP, RTMP, MPEG-DASH, HLS, SRT, MPEG-2 TS protocols
6. Real-time two-way audiovisual communication, description of communication models, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) - architecture, basic communication.
7. SIP protocol - advanced methods
8. Real-time two-way audiovisual communication - general description of videoconferencing technology, description of the H.323 standard and its comparison with the SIP standard
9. Compression of static bitmap images, properties of bitmap images - properties of the human visual system, JPEG (Joint Picture Expert Group) compression standard
10. Video compression - MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group) and H.26x family of standards
11. Compression of speech signals used in voice communication via VoIP and video conferencing - G.7xx codecs
12. Summary 

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Číka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introductory exercise + Video on Demand (VoD, Unicast/Broadcast/Multicast)
2. Working with FFmpeg, adaptive streaming
3. RTMP protocol, creating a stream, configuring OBS
4. Configuring the RTMP server with respect to security
5. Configuring RTMP to HLS translation
6. Configuration of Asterisk PBX software
7. Test
8. Programming the player for adaptive streaming
9. Programming the player for adaptive streaming
10. Independent work on a project
11. Independent work on a project
12. Project review
12. Project review