Media Engineering
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This module gives a broad insight into the theory and praxis of networked multimedia systems. Sample questions are: How is multimedia content efficiently compressed and transmitted? How can the quality of contents be ensured with high compression rate and data reduction? How is this content adapted to changing environment and different devices, like mobile-phone or video wall? How can important scenes in video content be found?Lectures with courses [VK]
Courses and labs[KU]
Lectures with courses [VK]
[621.170] Verteilte Systeme
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Summer semester |
Allocation in the Curriculum |
Master Curriculum, Information Technology
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Teacher |
Prof. Laszlo Böszörmenyi Distributed Multimedia Systems Group, Institute of Information Technology Email: Laszlo.Boeszoermenyi@aau.at |
Type of lecture and number of credits |
VO 2 SWS, 2 ECTS |
Description |
Introduction into Distributed Systems |
Topics |
1. Introduction (Advantages, Disadvantages, Hard/Soft Concepts) 2. Network / Distributed Operating Systems 3. Communication Models (Client/Server, Groups) 4. Java-RMI 5. The Concept of Causality, Distributed Snapshots 6. Synchronization (Clock synchronization, mutual exclusion, election, agreement) 7. Middleware Standards (De facto and de jure, CORBA, .NET, DCE, DCOM) 8. Mobile Agents 9. Distributed Shared Memory |
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Prior knowledge |
Operating Systems, Computer Networks and Network Programming |
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Language |
German |
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[623.710] Current Topics in Distributed Multimedia Systems
Semester |
Summer semester |
Allocation in the Curriculum |
Master Curriculum, Information Technology
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Recommended Semester |
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Teacher |
Prof. Laszlo Böszörmenyi Distributed Multimedia Systems Group, Institute of Information Technology Email: Laszlo.Boeszoermenyi@aau.at |
Type of lecture and number of credits |
VK 2 SWS, 4 ECTS |
Description |
Storage, transmission and processing of audiovisual data. |
Topics |
1. Introduction 2. Audio/Video Coding 3. Audio/Video Scenes and Objects -- MPEG-4 4. QoS Aware Systems 5. Multimedia Servers 6. Multimedia Networking 7. Semantic Metadata -- MPEG-7 8. Multimedia Management -- MPEG-21 9. Multimedia Applications 10. Actual Research Topics in Distributed Multimedia |
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Prior knowledge |
Computer Networking and Distributed Systems |
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Language |
English |
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[623.910] Current Topics in Computer and Network Architectures: Multimedia Communication and Internet QoS
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Winter semester |
Allocation in the Curriculum |
Master Curriculum, Information Technology
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Recommended Semester |
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Teacher |
Prof. Hermann Hellwagner Multimedia Communication Group, Institute of Information Technology Email: Hermann.Hellwagner@aau.at |
Type of lecture and number of credits |
VK 2 SWS, 4 ECTS |
Description |
The course covers the fundamentals of multimedia communication and quality of service (QoS) in networks (terminology, requirements,
parameters, mechanisms, protocols) as well as current and potential future QoS support, particularly in the Internet and in wireless
networks.
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Topics |
1. Motivation for / Requirements on (Internet) QoS 2. QoS: Terminology, Requirements, Parameters, Specification, 3. Negotiation, Resource Reservation, Traffic Shaping, Architectures, ... 4. Queueing Disciplines in Routers for QoS 5. Integrated Services (IntServ), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), IPv6 6. Differentiated Services (DiffServ) 7. Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Traffic Engineering (TE) 8. Introduction into Multimedia Coding and Communication 9. Protocols for Real-time Data Transfer, among them: a. Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) and Related Protocols b. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) c. Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) 10. Current Trends, Case Studies and Projects in Multimedia Data Transfer (A/V-Streaming) |
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English |
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Courses and Labs [KU]
[623.911] Distributed Multimedia Systems Laboratory
Semester |
Winter semester |
Allocation in the Curriculum |
Master Curriculum, Information Technology
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Recommended Semester |
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Teacher |
Ass. Prof. Klaus Schöffmann Multimedia Communication Group, Institute of Information Technology Email: Klaus.Schoeffmann@aau.at |
Type of lecture and number of credits |
PR 2 SWS, 4 ECTS |
Description |
In this course you will learn the basics of distributed multimedia systems. You will learn
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Topics |
1. JPEG 2. DVB 3. HDTV 4. Video streaming, Video-on-Demand 5. QoS 6. MPEG 7. H.264/AVC 8. Color spaces, digital images 9. DVB-T, DVB-S 10. FFMPEG 11. RTP/RTSP 12. Content Features 13. Multimedia Metadata |
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Prior knowledge |
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Learning objective |
Understand the basics of distributed multimedia systems. |
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English |
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Curricula
Curriculum Master
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Curriculum Bachelor
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Contact
Dr.-Ing. Kyandoghere Kyamakya
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Research Groups
Control and Measurement Systems
Embedded Systems and Signal Processing