Video Over IP: Networks and Systems (Hardcover)

~ Arvind Mallya (Author), Dipak Ghosal (Author)

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Product Description

A comprehensive study of IP-based video distribution and delivery networks

A one-stop resource on video over IP, this book offers step-by-step coverage of everything from content acquisitions to network security. Video Over IP covers the architecture of the backbone network, the access network, and the home network, and discusses the various protocols associated with the distribution and delivery of video using the IP protocol.

This book covers current and emerging network architecture standards. Key security issues, including those related to DRM and denial-of-service, are also covered. The authors bring a wealth of both industrial experience, related to all aspects of IPTV networks, applications and services, and academic research experience, specifically in IP networks and protocols, to this definitive guide.

About the Author

Arvind R. Mallya developed telecom devices at multiple organizations, including Pacific Bell, and worked on the design of SBC’s Sonet Customer Network management system (CNM).

Dipak Ghosal is a professor of computer science at the University of California at Davis.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (June 22, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071596844
• ISBN-13: 978-0071596848
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,205,662 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)