Multimedia Communication (BEC613A)

Multimedia Communication

Course Code BEC613A
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 3:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Multimedia Communications: Introduction, Multimedia information representation, Multimedia networks, multimedia applications, Application and networking terminology. (Chapter 1 of Text1)

Module-2

Information Representation: Introduction, Digitization principles, Text, Images, Audio and Video. (Chapter 2 of Text 1

Module-3

Text and Image Compression: Introduction, Compression principles, text compression, image Compression. (Chapter 3 of Text 1 )

Module-4

Audio and video compression: Introduction, Audio compression, video compression, video compression principles, video compression. (Chapter 4 of Text 1)

Module-5

Multimedia Information Networks: Introduction, LANs, Ethernet, Token ring, Bridges, FDDI (Chapter 8.1to8.6of Text 1).

Suggested Learning Resources:

Textbooks:

Multimedia Communications –Fred Halsall, Pearson Education,2001,ISBN-978813170994

ReferenceBooks:

1. Multimedia: Computing, Communications and Applications- Raif Steinmetz, Klara Nahrstedt, Pearson Education, 2002, ISBN-978817758

2. Fundamentals of Multimedia–Ze-NianLi,MarkS Drew, and Jiang chuan Liu.