The aim of this subject is to provide the students with the theoretical foundations and the practical skills that allow them to understand the basic principles of the digital treatment of the multimedia information.
To this aim, it is necessary to present the main standards in the field of the multimedia processing, as well as the available mechanisms for the transmission of the audiovisual information through telematic networks.
The focus is put on the realm of television, dealing with both the digital terrestrial TV broadcasting (DTTV) and the transmission over IP networks (IPTV).
The practical part of the subject will allow the students to experiment with the design and development of telematic services based on the transmission of multimedia streams, along with the programming of interactive services about digital television broadcasting and video-on-demand.
The documentation of the subject will be available in English.
