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CS525z Multimedia Networking

CS525z Multimedia Networking. Spring 2003 Mark Claypool. Topics. Background Admin Stuff Motivation Objectives Multimedia!. Professor Background (Who am I?). Dr. Mark Claypool (professor, “Mark”) “Quality Planning for Distributed, Collaborative Multimedia Applications” Systems guy

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CS525z Multimedia Networking

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  1. CS525zMultimedia Networking Spring 2003 Mark Claypool

  2. Topics • Background • Admin Stuff • Motivation • Objectives • Multimedia!

  3. Professor Background(Who am I?) • Dr. Mark Claypool (professor, “Mark”) • “Quality Planning for Distributed, Collaborative Multimedia Applications” • Systems guy • Research interests • Congestion control (protocols, AQM) • Information filtering (collaborative filtering) • Multimedia performance

  4. Student Background(Who are you?) • Name • Year (1st, 2nd …) • Degree (MS, PhD, CE...) • Area (CS, ECE, ND) • Programming experience and language(s) • Multimedia use? • Other…

  5. Syllabus Stuff • http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~claypool/courses/525-S03/ • Class: • M, W 3:30-4:50 • Office hours: • M 9-10, W 1-2 or by appointment • See Web page • Email

  6. Text Book • None • Research papers, book chapters • Copied by me • Bound by you • $10 to department office (I’ll collect it) • Read by you • Presented by me • Regurgitated on exam • “Recommended” texts for projects

  7. Introduction Multimedia Transport Protocols Multimedia Multicasting Multimedia Perceptual Quality Multimedia Repair Media Scaling Multimedia Operating Systems Multimedia Retrieval Delay Buffering Topics

  8. Course Structure • Prerequisites • Operating Systems (CS502, recommend) • Computer Networks (CS513, recommend) • Good programming skills (required) • No multimedia experience required • Grading • Exams (50%) • Projects (50%) • Attendance (100% … kidding)

  9. Exams • 2 exams • 50% of grade • Non-cumulative • In-class • Closed-note, Closed-paper, Closed-friend • One-page “crib-sheet” • Take-home • 2 days • On new paper, not covered in class • Open-note, Open-paper, Closed-friend

  10. Projects • 4 projects • Implementation in Linux or Windows • Other platforms possible, but not supported • Programming individual, evaluation in groups of 2 • Programming worth 2x evaluation • Internet Phone Applications (audioconference) • 1- audio, 2- working, 3-mcast …

  11. Slides • On the Web, usually after class • Can see old class for slides • PPT and PDF • Caution! Don’t rely upon the slides alone! Use them as supplementary material • (come to class) • See timeline and reading list, too

  12. Why This Class? • WPI CS requirements • (Gotta take something) • Multimedia is cool! • algorithms, HCI, networks, hardware… • (Sex-appeal) • Special-topics class • (Must be better than run-in-the-mill courses) • Programming • The more you do, the better a scientist you are • Distributed systems • Fun!

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