Course detail

Multimedia Services

FEKT-KMDSAcad. year: 2009/2010

Fundamental properties of multimedia networks, requirements on multimedia transmission. Multimedia transport protocols, multicasting. Fundamental techniques of audiovisual signal processing, compression. Transport and archiving formats. Internet telephony VoIP, videconferencing H.323 and webTV. Interactive services in DVB.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Otto Dostál, CSc.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to design and operate multimedia communication services, to measure multimedia transport parameters in computer and telephony networks.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of this subject is to provide practical skills and fundamental theoretical knowledge about multimedia communication services operating in computer and telephony networks.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BK Bachelor's

    branch BK-TLI , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Číka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Multimedia services, importance and utilization
Fundemantals of high-speed multimedia networks - access methods and its properties
Time-crucial transport of multimedia signals - transport protocols - types of transmission
Fundamentals of audiovisual signal processing - filtration, enhancement, color tranformation, nonlinear editing
Compression of audiovisual signals - lossy and lossless techniques
Transport and archiving formats of audio - MP3, RealAudio
Transport and archiving formatts of video I - JPEG, JPEG2000, MJPEG
Transport and archiving formats of video II - MPEG 1,2,4
Internet telephony and distributive audio services - VoIP
Videconference and distributive video services - Point-to-Point and MultiPoint
Digital cinema - FireWire, 3D visualization
Interactive multimedia services
Electronic publishing and security on the Web

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Číka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction to technical equipment of laboratory
Distributive services on the Internet - live broadcast using Real technology
Internet telephony and videotelephony
Videoconference - Point-to-Point and MultPoint
Digital cinema - compression, processing and editing, 3D visualization
Digital watermarks