Abstract
In many ways, the Internet (or a wireless network for that matter) can be regarded simply as a communication channel in a classical communication system. This chapter discusses the fundamentals of channel protection that lie beneath the error control techniques used to communicate multimedia over the Internet and wireless networks.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks: Compression, Networking, and Systems |
Editors | Philip Chou, Mihaela van der Schaar |
Pages | 187-228 |
Number of pages | 42 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- multimedia
- internet
- communication
- channel protection
- error control techniques
- wireless networks