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Video over IP : a practical guide to technology and applications / Wes Simpson

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Simpson, Wes
Published
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Physical Description
1 online resource (xix, 493 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Overview of Video Transport -- Video Transport Technologies -- Telecom Networks -- The Internet -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 2. Video Transport Applications -- Entertainment -- Interactive Video -- Narrowcasting -- The True Meaning of "Real Time" -- Video Transport Economics -- Review And Checklist Update -- Chapter 3. Video Basics -- Pixels, Luma, Scanning, and Chroma -- Types of Video -- Video Fields and Frames -- Types of Audio -- Other Video Services -- Video and Audio Switching -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 4. Video and Audio Compression -- Compression Overview -- MPEG Compression Technologies -- Other Compression Technologies -- VBI Compression Issues -- Comparing Compression Technologies -- Applications -- Technology Licensing Issues -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 5. IP Networking Basics -- How IP Fits In -- IP Basics -- Ethernet and IP -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 6. From Video into Packets -- Encapsulation -- MPEG Stream Types -- Transport Protocols -- Case Study: Uncompressed Video over IP -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 7. Packet Transport -- Transport Methods -- Transport Considerations -- Network Impairments -- Internet Transport -- Quality of Service -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 8. Video Streaming and Media Players -- Basic Concepts -- Streaming System Architecture -- Streaming Applications -- Technologies for Streaming -- Commercial Players -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 9. Multicasting -- Basic Concepts -- Applications -- Multicasting System Architecture -- System Impact -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 10. Videoconferencing Over IP -- Basic Concepts -- Technologies -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 11. Content Ownership and Security -- Acquiring Content -- Rights Management -- Encryption -- Encryption Systems -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 12. Transport Security -- Private Networks -- Virtual Private Networks -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 13. IPTV-IP Video to the Home -- Applications -- Basic Concepts -- IPTV Delivery Networks -- Technologies for IPTV -- Digital Subscriber Line Video Case Study -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 14. Video File Transfer -- Overview -- File Transfer Applications -- File Transfer Technology -- Review and Checklist Update -- Chapter 15. Network Administration -- Management Tasks -- Case Study: St. Clair County Schools -- Technologies for Network Administration -- Review and Checklist Update -- Appendix A: The Discrete Cosine Transform -- Appendix B: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange -- Appendix C: Video User Checklist -- Glossary -- Index -- Last Page.
Summary
Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications.Readers who have a background in either video or networking will benefit from tutorials in both areas and the breadth of coverage that this book provides. Real-life application examples give readers successful examples of a variety o.
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9780240805573 (electronic bk.)
0240805577 (electronic bk.)
9780080492421 (electronic bk.)
0080492428 (electronic bk.)
9781136036897
113603689X
0240805577
9780240805573
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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