Multimedia (Communication alications, Networks,tight of Fed Halal tobe identified as author of tis Work ha been asserted by him in accordance ‘the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, ‘nright ©2001 by Pearson Education, Ltd, sedition is published by arrangement with Pearson Education, Ltd. book s sold subject to the condition tha shall no, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, ‘out, or otterwise circulated without the publisher's prior writen consent in any form of binding or x oer than that in which itis published and without a similar condion including this condition being ‘sed onthe subsequent purchaser and without limiting the rights under copyright eserved above, no ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored ino introduced int a erkeval sytem, or tanemitted in foam or by any means (clectronc, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior ‘en permission ofboth the copyright owner and the above-mentioned publisher ofthis book. N97B-81-317-0994-8 {Umpression, 2007 ona Impression, 2008 ‘pression, 2008 ‘th Impression, 2009 ‘edion s manufactured in India and is autboriced forsale only in Indi, Bangladesh, Bhutan, istan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Circulation of hs elton ouside ofthese territories AUTHORIZED. lished by Dorling Kindersley (Indi) Pvt. Lt, licenses of Pearson Education in South Asia. 4 Ofie: 48%, ELE, Patparganj, Delhi 110092, India, istered Office: 14 Local Shopping Cente, Panchshee! Park, New Deli 110 017, Inia, ted in india by Saurbh Printers, shortcontents Prefice Acknowledgments chapter multimedia communications Ad eduction "712 Mulia information representation JAS Mulimedia neworks 714 Mulimmedia applications 15 Application and networking terminology 16 Summary chapter 2. multimedia information representation 221 Introduction 1/22 Digiaon principles Za Ten AB Audio conpresion “48 Video compresion et Summary 5 2s 2 Bn 25 4 53 n 7” 9 96 no us ry 138 138 139 146 ee 190 195 195 195 215 255 chapter5 standards for mattimedia communications 5. Introduction 5. Reference models 5.8 Standards relating to interpersonal 154 Standards relating to interactive applications ‘over the Internet. 5:5 Standard for entertainment applications 56 Summary chapter 6 digital communication basics 61 Introduction 62 Tranamison media, 63 Sources of signal impalement 644 Agmehronous wanamisson 65 Sychronous wansmision 66 Error detecon methods {67 Protocol basis 68 The HDLC protocol 6.9 Summary chapter circuit-switched networks 7 Inoducton 72 Transmission ateme 173 Switching stems 74 Signaling stems 73 Summary chapter 8 enterprise networks 81 tnoduction 82 LAN 3 Ethemney/EEESO2S 8.4 Token ring 261 261 262 268 200 275 283 309 309 313 sat 333 340 49 358 385 398 400 400 408 479 am a4 415 6 485