Emerging multimedia communication for industry applications

Affordable communication networks and emerging multimedia communication and multimedia processing technologies enable many industrial applications; however, it is challenging to design, manage, and upgrade networks as well as to utilize the multimedia technologies for distributed applications because of fast changes in this area. Enabling technologies and standards for the industrial environment are described in this plenary talk. Emerging video, audio and data communication, as well as multimedia processing technologies involving distributed processing in local area networks and the Internet, are discussed. Examples are provided for various industry applications that must operate with today's rapidly evolving network and multimedia technologies,.