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Engineering
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Module Offerings
5208AMP-SEP-CTY
Aims
The module introduces the students to data networking hardware and software and to streaming using such tools.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and evaluate the network and streaming related components within industry environment.
2.
Discuss the impact of various networking related issues on streaming performance.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Multimedia content – audio, video; Encoders; file types; formats; Quality implications
Streaming of live and recorded material; downloading; Buffering & caching; lost data;
Broadcast, multicast, unicast
Media Distribution Software; Streaming software
Network architectures and protocols
Networks– servers, clients, switches, routers and network application servers;
Network links – radio, fibre, copper
Packet vs Circuit switching
Signals, noise and interference; transmit and receive signal strength
Data volumes, bandwidth, production, consumption, bits, bytes, words, packets
Quality in networks: bandwidth, delay, errors, jitter; storage and network capacity
Local area networks, Wide area networks, Internet, Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, streaming protocols, DNS, security, authentication, access, authorisation.
Module Overview:
The module introduces the students to data networking hardware and software and to streaming using such tools. The module covers files and file types which are used to distribute multimedia content. It looks at the network architectures available, and how they may affect the delivery of multimedia content. Choice of protocol and the quality of multimedia content are related. Some capacity analysis and its impact on file type and content packaging are discussed.
The module introduces the students to data networking hardware and software and to streaming using such tools. The module covers files and file types which are used to distribute multimedia content. It looks at the network architectures available, and how they may affect the delivery of multimedia content. Choice of protocol and the quality of multimedia content are related. Some capacity analysis and its impact on file type and content packaging are discussed.
Additional Information:The module covers files and file types which are used to distribute multimedia content. It looks at the network architectures available, and how they may affect the delivery of multimedia content. Choice of protocol and the quality of multimedia content are related. Some capacity analysis and its impact on file type and content packaging are discussed.