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BL
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1012504
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b766874
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Wilcox, James R.
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| Title & Author
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Video Communications : : the Whole Picture /\ James R. Wilcox, David Gibson.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton, FL :: CRC Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource :: text file, PDF
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1482295679
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: 9781482295672
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1138412465
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9781138412460
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9781578203161
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part One: Video Communication: Terms, Concepts and Applications -- Chapter 1. An Introduction to Video Communications -- What Is Video Communication? -- The History of Video Communication -- From the Boardroom to the Desktop -- The Market for Video Communication -- Chapter 1 References -- Chapter 2. Video Communication Applications -- Video Communication in the Real World -- Senior Management Applications -- Project Management And Consulting -- Financial Services -- Management Of Mergers And Decentralizations -- Joint-Engineering And Product Development -- Customer Support -- Legal And Judicial Applications -- Surveillance -- Emergency Response -- Distance Learning -- Distance Training -- Product Announcements -- Telemedicine -- Chapter 2 References -- Chapter 3. Case Profiles -- America True Team Navigates Communications Challenge -- University of Tennessee Health Sciences -- Preventing Nuclear Destruction -- Parole: Web Cameras Reduce Time -- North Slope Borough School District: A Big Cold Classroom -- Deutsches Forschungsnetz: Research & Education -- Medical College of Georgia: Healthcare and Education Over Distance -- The Aboriginal Peoples Videoconference -- Howe Public Schools Learn with Video -- Kapi' olani Medical Center -- Xerox PARC Experiment: Media Spaces -- Chapter 3 References -- Chapter 4. The Business Case -- Know Your Business -- The Project Proposal -- Selling a Recommendation -- Tips For Collecting Data -- Chapter 4 References -- Part Two: Technologies and Standards for Video Communications -- Chapter 5. The History and Technology of Analog Video -- Radio{607}Something In The Air -- Spinning Disks And Shooting Electrons -- Television Standards And Technology.
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From Light Waves To Brain Waves -- Scanning And Framing -- In Living Color{607}NTSC -- HDTV -- Chapter 5 References -- Chapter 6. Coding and Compression -- Audio Encoding -- Video Encoding -- Compression: Keeping Only The Critical Bits -- Intraframe and Interframe Compression -- Discrete Cosine Transform -- Vector Quantization -- Video Compression -- Audio Compression -- Digital Signal Processors -- Chapter 6 References -- Chapter 7. Standards for Videoconferencing -- The ITU -- The History Of The Px64 Standard -- H.261 -- The Rest Of The Family -- The H.32X Family -- H.310 -- H.321 -- H.323 -- H.324 -- H.235 -- H.450 -- Session Initiation Protocol -- Chapter 7 References -- Chapter 8. Standards for audiographic conferencing -- The History of Document/Data Conferencing Standards -- T.120-An Introduction -- T.120 Future Enhancements -- T.130 -- T.120 / T.130: A Tribute to the ITU-T and IMTC -- Chapter 8 References -- Chapter 9. Mobile Videoconferencing and Interactive Multimedia -- UDP -- Can You See Me Now? -- A Final Word On Sip -- Chapter 9 References -- Chapter 10. Standards for Conferencing over IP networks -- The Internet and Interactive Multimedia -- UDP -- RTP -- RTCP -- RSVP: IETF RFC 2205 -- MPLS -- RTSP -- IP Multicasting and its Protocols -- Chapter 10 References -- Chapter 11. Circuit-switched Networks -- The public switched telephone network (PSTN) -- Dedicated Access -- Switched Access -- ISDN BRI -- ISDN H0, H1 and Multirate -- Inverse Multiplexers -- Follow the Megabit Road -- Chapter 11 References -- Chapter 12. Packet-switched Networks -- New Challenges for Older Networks -- Streaming Media over Ethernet -- Adapting Ethernet for Streaming Media -- Gigabit Ethernet -- ATM{607}Not Just a Place to Get Cash -- Chapter 12 References -- Part Four: Evaluating and Buying Video Communication Systems -- Chapter 13. Group Systems.
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Introduction to Group-System Video communication -- Group-System Video -- H.320's Impact On Group Video Communication Systems -- Group-oriented Systems Today -- Audio and video compression algorithms -- Picture resolutions -- Frame rates -- Network Considerations -- Audio-related features -- Cameras -- Monitors -- Operator's interface -- Security -- Multipoint Capabilities -- Evaluation Criteria -- Chapter 13 References -- Chapter 14. Implementing Group-Oriented Systems -- Site Selection -- Interior Design -- Acoustics and Audio -- Lighting -- Videoconferencing Inputs And Outputs -- Scan Converters -- Connecting To The Network -- Promoting Video communication -- Support Services -- Scheduling Systems and Services -- Chapter 14 References -- Chapter 15. Personal Conferencing -- Personal Conferencing Market Drivers -- Personal Conferencing and the Internet -- Advancing the Personal Conferencing Industry -- Chapter 15 References -- Chapter 16. Evaluating and Buying A Personal Conferencing System -- Comparing Desktop Conferencing Products -- Chapter 16 References -- Chapter 17. Information Security and Video Communications -- Crashing a Videoconference? -- Information Security Strategy -- Chapter 17 References -- Part Five: The Future of Video Communication -- Chapter 18. The Future of Video Communications -- It's About Time -- The Operating System -- The Network -- Consumer Electronics -- Mobile Video -- Mobile TV{607}a Big winner -- Chapter 18 References -- Appendices -- International Standards Bodies -- MPEG Family of Specifications -- CCIR-601 -- World Television and Color Systems -- Videoconferencing RFP Checklist -- Installation Planning Checklist.
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Personal Conferencing Product Evaluation Criteria -- Glossary of Terms -- Index.
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| Abstract
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"Case studies document how, in businesses all across this country, people are communicating via videoconferences with broadcast quality reception. The authors detail how the proliferation of IP networks has driven quality improvements and cost savings in"--Provided by publisher.
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| Subject
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Telecommunication.
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Telecommunication.
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| Dewey Classification
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384.55/6 22
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HF5734.7 .W56 2005
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Gibson, David
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