Preface. 1. TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS. 1 Trends in Multimedia Systems Applications. 2 Trends in Multimedia Systems Design. 3 Key Challenges in Multimedia Systems Design. 4 Design Flow. 5 Book Overview. 2. APPLICATION MODELING AND SCHEDULING. 1 Application Model and Specification. 2 Introduction to SDF Graphs. 3 Comparison of Dataflow Models. 4 Performance Modeling. 5 Scheduling Techniques for Dataflow Graphs. 6 Analyzing Application...