A fully revised and substantially updated 2nd edition of the best-selling title: 'An Introduction to Standard Codecs', (IEE 1999, best book of the year 2000 by IEE) this book discusses the growth of digital television technology and the revolution in image and video compression (such as JPEG2000, broadcast TV, video phone), highlighting the need for standardisation in processing static and moving images and their exchange between computer systems.ITU and ISO/IEC standards are now widely accepted in the picture/video coding field.This book gives an authoritative explanation of picture and video coding algorithms, working from basic principles through to the advanced video-compression systems now being developed. One of its main objectives is to describe the reasons behind the introduction of a standard codec for a specific application and its chosen parameter. This book will enable readers to appreciate the fundamentals needed to design a video codec for any given application and should prove to be a valuable resource for engineers working in this field.Also available:Telecommunication Networks, 2nd Edition - ISBN 9780852968840Telecommunications Traffic, Tariffs and Costs - ISBN 9780863411458 A fully revised and substantially updated 3rd edition of the best-selling Video Coding: An Introduction to Standard Codecs (IEE 1999, Winner of IEE Rayleigh Award as the best book of 2000), this book discusses the growth of digital television technology from image compression to advanced video coding. This third edition also introduces the latest developments on H.264/MPEG-4 video coding and the scalability defined for this codec, which were not available at the time of the previous edition (IEE 2003). The book highlights the need for standardisation in processing static and moving images and extensively exploits the ITU and ISO/IEC standards defined in this field. The book gives an authoritative explanation of pictures and video coding algorithms, working from basic principles through to the advanced compression systems now being developed. It discusses the reasons behind the introduction of a standard video codec and chosen parameters. Each chapter is devoted to a standard video codec and chapters are introduced in evolutionary manner complementing the earlier chapters. This book will enable readers to appreciate the fundamentals needed to design a video codec for any given application and should prove a valuable resource for managers, engineers and researchers working in this field A substantially updated edition of Video Coding: An introduction to standard codecs (IEE 1999, winner of IEE Rayleigh Award as the best book of 2000), this book discusses the growth of digital television technology, from image compression to advanced video coding. This third edition also includes the latest developments on H.264/MPEG-4 video coding and the scalability defined for this codec, which were not available at the time of the previous edition (IEE 2003). The book highlights the need for standardisation in processing static and moving images and extensively exploits the ITU and ISO/IEC standards defined in this field. The book gives an authoritative explanation of pictures and video coding algorithms, working from basic principles through to the advanced video compression systems now being developed. It discusses the reasons behind the introduction of a standard codec for a specific application and its chosen parameters. Each chapter is devoted to a standard video codec, and chapters are introduced in an evolutionary manner complementing the earlier chapters. This book will enable readers to appreciate the fundamentals needed to design a video codec for any given application and should prove a valuable resource for managers, engineers and researchers working in this field. Although there is an extensive literature on many aspects of telecommunication technology, comparatively little has been published on the functioning and planning of complete telecommunication networks. The first edition of this book was intended to help fill that gap and this new edition has been thoroughly revised and includes much new material. The book is intended both to provide the young engineer with a general knowledge of telecommunications and to give the experienced specialist a deeper understanding of his/her own work against the background of the complete telecommunication network. The book evolved from IEE vacation schools at Aston University, and the chapters are mainly based on teaching contributions made by the authors at these schools
This revised and updated text discusses the structure and performance of telecommunication networks in the context of the services they provide. The chapters are devoted to public and private networks, ISDN, intelligent networks, mobile radio networks and broadband networks. Further chapters explain the principles of underlying technologies, including transmissions, circuit and packet switching, signalling, stored-program control, network management, investment appraisals and network planning. A final chapter presents some case studies which illustrate the application of these principles.
This book discusses the structure and performance of networks in the context of the services they provide. Chapters are devoted to public and private networks, ISDN, intelligent networks, mobile radio networks and broadband networks. This book is suitable for those who wish to gain a comprehensive overview of the area, this book offers guidance on planning, ordering, managing and using telecommunications facilities.
