Next Generation IPTV Services and Technologies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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With a focus on changing job tasks and knowledge requirements for professionals, this book enables readers to meet the demands of designing, implementing, and supporting end-to-end IPTV systems. Additionally, it examines IPTV technical subjects that are not included in any other single reference to date: Quality of Experience (QoE), techniques for speeding up IPTV channel changing times, IPTV CD software architecture, Whole Home Media Networking (WHMN), IP-based high-definition TV, interactive IPTV applications, and the daily management of IPTV networks.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-02-08
Mått163 x 241 x 31 mm
Vikt885 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor512
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9780470163726

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GERARD O'DRISCOLL is an accomplished international telecommunications expert, entrepreneur, and globally renowned authority on emerging technologies. He has served in a variety of management, engineering, and commercial positions over the past fifteen years. O'Driscoll is widely regarded as an authority on the set-top box, IPTV, digital home, and mobile TV marketplaces. His Web site is www.tvmentors.com.

Preface xiOrganizational and Topical Coverage xiiWho Should Read This Book xiiiAcknowledgments xivAbout the Author xvii1 IPTV: The Ultimate Viewing Experience 11.1 Defining IPTV 21.2 Differences between IPTV and Internet TV 31.3 Overview of an IPTV Networking Infrastructure 41.4 Key IPTV Applications and Services 61.5 Growth Drivers for IPTV 101.6 Market Data 121.7 Industry Initiatives to Standardize IPTV 13Summary 182 IPTV Network Distribution Technologies 202.1 ‘‘Last Mile’’ Broadband Distribution Network Types 212.2 IPTV over a Fiber Access Network 212.3 IPTV over an ADSL Network 262.4 IPTV over Next Generation Cable TV Networks 322.5 IPTV over Wireless Networks 482.6 IPTV over the Internet 532.7 IPTV Backbone Technologies 562.8 Network Factors Associated with Deploying IPTV 60Summary 623 IPTV Real-Time Encoding and Transportation 643.1 Introduction to Real-Time Encoding 643.2 Compression Methods 663.3 Packetizing and Encapsulating Video Content 81Summary 1164 Broadcasting Linear Programming over IPTV 1184.1 Underlying Video Components of an End-to-End IPTV System 1194.2 Different Approaches to Streaming IPTV Content 1244.3 Multicasting across an IPTV Network 1294.4 IPTV Multicasting Networking Architecture 1304.5 Multicasting IPTV Content across IPV6 Networks 1554.6 Introduction to Channel Changing 1584.7 Fundamentals of Channel Changing 1634.8 Techniques for Speeding up IPTV Channel Changing Times 1664.9 Discovering Channel Program Information 1694.10 Time-Shifting Multicast IPTV 1724.11 Channel-Changing Industry Initiatives 173Summary 1735 IPTV Consumer Devices (IPTVCDs) 1755.1 About Residential Gateways 1755.2 RG Technology Architecture 1775.3 RG Functionality 1785.4 RG Industry Standards 1845.5 Introduction to Digital Set-top Boxes 1935.6 The Evolution of Digital Set-top Boxes 1955.7 Categories of Digital Set-top Boxes 1975.8 Major Technological Trends for Digital Set-top Boxes 1975.9 IP Set-top Boxes Defined 2005.10 Types of IP Set-top Boxes 2015.11 Other Emerging IPTV Consumer Devices 223Summary 2246 IPTVCD Software Architecture 2296.1 What Makes an IPTVCD Tick? 2296.2 Interactive TV Middleware Standards 2326.3 Proprietary Middleware Solutions 247Summary 2477 IPTV Conditional Access and DRM Systems 2497.1 Introduction to IPTV Security 2497.2 Defining IPTV CA Security Systems 2507.3 CA Industry Initiatives 2637.4 Introduction to Next Generation DRM Solutions 2657.5 IPTV Intranet Protection 282Summary 2838 Moving IPTV Around the House 2858.1 About Whole Home Media Networking (WHMN) 2868.2 WHMN Enabling Technologies 2878.3 Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (GIGE) 2888.4 802.11n 2948.5 HomePlug AV 2988.6 UPA-DHS 3058.7 HomePNATM 3.1 3078.8 Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MOCATM) 3118.9 WHMN Middleware Software Standards 3148.10 QoS and WHMN Applications 328Summary 3299 Video-on-Demand (VoD) over IP Delivery Networks 3329.1 History of Pay-Per-View 3329.2 Understanding PPV 3339.3 The Emergence of RF and IP Based VoD 3349.4 Types of IP-VoD Services 3359.5 Underlying Building Blocks of an End-to-End IP-VoD Infrastructure 3409.6 Integrating IP-VoD Applications with Other IP Based Services 3589.7 Protecting IP-VoD Content 364Summary 36510 IP Based High Definition TV 36710.1 Overview of SDTV and HDTV Technologies 36710.2 HDTV over IP Defined 36910.3 An End-to-End IP HDTV System 370Summary 38011 Interactive IPTV Applications 38211.1 The Evolution of iTV 38211.2 About iTV 38711.3 Interactive IPTV Applications 38711.4 IPTV Program Related Interaction Applications 41711.5 Deploying Interactive IPTV Applications 41911.6 Accessibility to IPTV Services 420Summary 42012 IPTV Network Administration 42312.1 An Introduction to IPTV Network Administration 42412.2 Supporting the IPTV Networking Management System 42412.3 Managing Installation, Service Problems, and Terminations 42812.4 Network Testing and Monitoring 43112.5 Managing Redundancy and Ensuring Service Availability 43412.6 IP Address Space Management 43612.7 Routine IT and Network Administrative Tasks 43612.8 Managing IPTV QoS Requirements 43712.9 Monitoring the IPTV Subscriber Experience 44112.10 Remotely Managing in-Home Digital Consumer Devices 46912.11 Scheduling and Managing Delivery of Software Updates to IPTVCDs 47112.12 Troubleshooting IPTV Problems 47312.13 IPTV and Business Continuity Planning 478Summary 481Index 483