Conference 7.286::digital

3877.0. "Request for information: Networked Multimedia" by CUPMK::MOSSON () Mon May 15 1995 13:18

Hello,

Shared Engineering Services (SES) is presently developing the
following course for MCS.

        "Network Multimedia Design"

Course Description
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This course is a 3-day seminar designed for network consultants,
network designers, network and system managers or adminstrators
who need to design a network to support multimedia applications
media and communications.

The course provides an overview of multimedia applications media
and communications, and covers the existing and emerging network
technologies that support multimedia.

Looking for information/help
----------------------------
We are looking for any information and/or assistance that will
help us develop and deliver this course to MCS.  Also, 
we are looking for information on a partnership that Digital has
formed with a phone company to provide interactive video-on-demand.  
The pilot is taking place in Massachusettes.  I only caught part
of the announcement on the radio.   The pilot will offer two
other services, but I didn't catch them.  If you have information
about this, or if you know the group within Digital that is
involved in this venture, please forward the information along.
(CUPMK::MOSSON, VERBOS::CLIFFORD)

Books and things...
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   We are looking for any of the following items related to NETWORK DESIGN,
   and/or MULTIMEDIA.

        > (Active) notes conferences
        > Books
        > White papers
        > Reports
        > Multimedia media demos or videos that demonstrate 'networked
          multimedia' (such as Video-on-Demand, distance learning, home
          shopping, and so on)

SME/Reviewers
-------------
   We are also looking for subject matter experts (SME) who
   would be willing to provide some content and review expertise.


Course Description/Outline
--------------------------
   Attached to this memo is a complete course description and draft outline
   for the "Network Multimedia Design" course.


Please contact us (VERBOS::CLIFFORD, CUPMK::MOSSON) if you have
information that is relevant to networked multimedia design,
and/or you would like to participate as a SME.

Please forward this memo to other people who may be able to help us with
this course development effort.

In addition, please let me know if I can get access to the viis-software
notes conference.

Thanks, in advance, for any help (or information) you can provide.

Regards,
Kathleen Mosson (course developer)
Janet Clifford (project leader/course developer)
Shared Engineering Services (SES)
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Network Multimedia Design 

Features and Benefits
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student should understand:
  *  Multimedia application media concepts, including voice, video and 
     audio.
  *  Multimedia communications concepts, including public versus private 
     networks, multimedia interchange, multimedia conferencing, 
     multimedia groupware.
  *  The current technologies that support multimedia applications media 
     and communications.
  *  How to plan for and design the network to more effectively support 
     multimedia applications media and communications.
  *  The emerging technologies that support the future direction of 
     multimedia applications media and communications.


Target Audience
---------------

This course is intended for network consultants, system and 
network managers, network designers, and network administrators who 
need to design a network environment that supports multimedia 
applications media and communications.


Objectives
----------

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should 
be able to:
  *  Describe multimedia applications media and multimedia 
     communications concepts and terminology.
  *  Describe how distributed multimedia applications and 
     communications effect the network.
  *  Describe the current technologies that support multimedia 
     applications and communications.
  *  Understand how to design the network to more effectively support  
     multimedia applications and communications.
  *  Understand the emerging technologies that support multimedia 
     applications and communications.


Course Outline (the outline is in the process of being updated)
--------------

      I.  What is Multimedia? 
          A.  Introduction
          B.  Lesson Objectives
          C.  Digital Audio 
              1.  Audio Uses
              2.  Representation
              3.  Transmission
              4.  Processing
          D.  Video Technology
              1.  Video-On-Demand (VOD)
              2.  Resolution
              3.  Motion Rate
              4.  Video Standards
          E.  Digital Video and Image Compress
              1.  Redundancy
              2.  Visibility
              3.  JPEG Compression
              4.  MPEG Compression
          F.  Virtual Reality
          G.  Exercise
          H.  Summary
     II.  Multimedia Communications Systems
          A.  Introduction
          B.  Lesson Objectives
          C.  Multimedia Services on Public Network
              1.  Requirements
              2.  Architecture
              3.  Protocols
          D.  Multimedia Interchange
              1.  QMF Format
              2.  OMFI
              3.  MHEG
              4.  Real-time Interchange
          E.  Multimedia Conferencing
              1.  Teleconferencing
              2.  Requirements
              3.  Shared Application Architecture
              4.  Multimedia Conferencing Architecture
          F.  Multimedia Groupware
              1.  Design
              2.  Architecture
          G.  Exercise
          H.  Summary
    III.  Current Technologies for Multimedia Support 
          A.  Introduction
          B.  Lesson Objectives
          C.  Point-to-Point Delivery
              1.  CDROM
              2.  Dial-up analog telephone service
              3.  Leased line telephone service
              4.  Integrated Services Digital network (ISDN)
          D.  Point-to-Multipoint Delivery
              1.  Operating Frequencies
              2.  C-Band
              3.  Ku-Band
          E.  Modulation Techniques
              1.  Spread Spectrum
              2.  FM/FM
              3.  TDMA SCPC
              4.  FM Above Video
              5.  SCPC
          F.  VSAT Networks
              1.  Star Networks
              2.  Mesh Networks
          G.  Exercise
          H.  Summary
     IV.  Multimedia Information Systems 
          A.  Introduction
          B.  Lesson Objectives
          C.  Operating System Support
              1.  Limitations
              2.  New Operating System Support
          D.  Middleware Services
              1.  Goals of Middleware Services
              2.  Services Architecture
              3.  Protocols
          E.  Multimedia Devices for Presentation and User Interface
          F.  Client Control
              1.  Device Control
              2.  Coordination
              3.  Composition
              4.  Toolkits
          G.  Multimedia File System
              1.  Continuous Media
              2.  Information Models
              3.  Retrieval of Unstructured Data
          H.  Exercise
          I.  Summary
      V.  LANs, WANs and MANs 
          A.  Introduction
          B.  Lesson Objectives
          C.  LANs
              1.  Broadband LANs
              2.  FDDI
              3.  LAN Internetworking
          D.  Broadband Technology
              1.  Frame Relay
              2.  Cell Relay
              3.  ATM
          E.  Transmission
              1.  SONET
              2.  SDH
          F.  MAN to WAN
              1.  SMDS
              2.  WAN
              3.  Frame Relay
              4.  ATM
          G.  Exercise
          H.  Summary
     VI.  Designing Your Network to Support Multimedia 
          A.  Introduction
          B.  Lesson Objectives
          C.  Technical Challenges
          D.  Design for Performance Considerations
          E.  Distributed Multimedia Requirements
              1.  Management
              2.  Access
              3.  Storage
              4.  Design
              5.  Distribution
          F.  Planning
              1.  Access Situation
              2.  Match Network to Business Need
              3.  Standards Communications
              4.  Management Standards
          G.  Exercise
          H.  Summary
     VI.  Emerging Technologies for Networked Multimedia 
          A.  Introduction
          B.  Lesson Objectives
          C.  Channel Modulated Video
          D.  Ka-Band Frequency Over Satellite
              1.  High-Definition Television (HDTV)
              2.  ATV, EDTV, IDTV
          E.  ATM
          F.  Lightwave Networks
          G.  Exercise
          H.  Summary
                                                                       

I can't give you a contact person, but, I did see
a piece on the news Sunday morning about NYNEX 
setting up a video on demand pilot in Somerville, Ma.
The anchor person said they were using technology from
Digital Equipment.

There have been a couple of articles in VTX LIVEWIRE
recently about the Videao and Interactive Information
Services group.  You may be able to get a contact 
name form one of the articles.

Dave V

    Hi,
    
    I want to thank those that have responded to my basenote. Any
    information in this area is greatly appreciated.
    
    thanks,
    Kathleen
      

    Irene Gordon @NYO is the account manager for the NYNEX Video service
    project.
    
    /j