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Course Catalog 2010-2011
SGN-5106 Multimedia Systems and Communications, 4 cr |
Person responsible
Ireneusz Defee
Lessons
| Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer | Implementations | Lecture times and places |
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Requirements
Final examination, exercises and assignment.
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
Course is based on lectures, exercises and assignments.
Learning outcomes
Student knows technologies for multimedia content delivery systems: various types of physical networks and multimedia communication protocols. Student knows the design and operation of digital media content delivery systems. Student has knowledge of practical networked multimedia systems: based on the internet, mobile networks, digital television, mobile television.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Multimedia data distribution requirements. | Video and audio compression | Signal processing |
| 2. | Signal modulation and network characterization, wireless networks | Communication theory | Signal processing |
| 3. | Network protocols for multimedia | Networking protocols | Internet protocols |
| 4. | Standards for multimedia data representation: MPEG-4 and SMIL | Video and audio compression | 3D graphics |
| 5. | Multimedia systems: Terminals, servers and software. Data protection | Broadcast multimedia | Digital television, software engineering |
Evaluation criteria for the course
Course is graded on the basis of answers to exam questions. Very good grade is obtained when exam questions are correctly answered and exercises are done. Course acceptance threshold is half of the maximum exam points. Volunteer and personal bonus work is prized with increasing the exam result by one grade if the threshold is passed.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Lecture slides | "Multimedia Systems and Communications" | Irek Defée | English |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| SGN-3156 Video Compression | Advisable |
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Correspondence of content
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Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
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