Multimedia Content Delivery
Subject 431-635 (2008)
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Credit Points: | 12.500 | ||||||||||||
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Level: | Graduate/Postgraduate | ||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008: Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
On-campus. Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Thirty-six hours. Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours. | ||||||||||||
Prerequisites: | 4-year Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent | ||||||||||||
Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
Subject Overview: | A study of underpinning requirements, technologies, standards, industry developments, trends and research directions in the delivery of multimedia (including audio and video) telecommunications services. It will cover enabling technologies (including video and audio compression, multiplexing techniques, error recovery, streaming solutions and multimedia storage) and will show how these components can be drawn together for integrated system solutions (such as IPTV, video-on-demand, digital TV and video calling). On completion of this subject, the students should have developed the skills and knowledge to understand current technology solutions and identify and work in emerging research directions in the field. Specifically, they should have a solid understanding of: • Requirements for multimedia services; |
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Assessment: | • Formally supervised written examination - 3 hours 50% (end of semester). This final exam is a hurdle. A student must pass the exam to pass the subject. • Written class test - 1 hour 20% (mid semester); • A project or homework assignments (1500 – 3000 word limit) 30% (end of semester). |
Prescribed Texts: | "Video Processing and Communications", by Yao Wang, Jorn Ostermann, Ya-Qin Zhang, Publisher: Prentice Hall. (Suggested, not mandatory.) |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: | On completion of this subject, the students should have developed: • an advanced understanding of how a knowledge base evolves; |
Related Course(s): |
Master of Telecommunications Engineering |
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