Multimedia networking technology, management, and applications /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Syed, Mahbubur Rahman, 1952-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2002.
• Subjects: Multimedia systems.; Computer networks.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (vi, 486 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781591400059 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

In recent years rapid Internet growth has pushed the development of new multimedia applications in all aspects of life such as entertainment, communication, collaborative work and electronic commerce. Future applications will make use of different technologies like voice, data and video, but in order to make such a wide variety of multimedia applications successful, a number of technology and management issues must be addressed. This book addresses the dynamic and efficient uses of resources--a fundamental aspect of multimedia networks. Geared toward professionals, educators and students alike, this book details current research and the future direction of multimedia networking.