Next generation IPTV services and technologies

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 n.

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Main Authors: O'Driscoll, Gerard.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470230299
Summary: 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 n.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvii, 490 p.) : ill., map.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470230282 (electronic bk.)
0470230282 (electronic bk.)
9780470230299
0470230290
1281221910
9781281221919
Index Number: TK5105
CLC: TN949.292
Contents: Cover -- TOC36;Contents -- Preface -- Organizational and Topical Coverage -- Who Should Read This Book -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- CH36;1 IPTV58; The Ultimate Viewing Experience -- 146;1 Defining IPTV -- 146;2 Differences between IPTV and Internet TV -- 146;3 Overview of an IPTV Networking Infrastructure -- 146;4 Key IPTV Applications and Services -- 146;5 Growth Drivers for IPTV -- 146;6 Market Data -- 146;7 Industry Initiatives to Standardize IPTV -- Summary -- CH36;2 IPTV Network Distribution Technologies -- 246;1 8216;8216;Last Mile8217;8217; Broadband Distribution Network Types -- 246;2 IPTV over a Fiber Access Network -- 246;3 IPTV over an ADSL Network -- 246;4 IPTV over Next Generation Cable TV Networks -- 246;5 IPTV over Wireless Networks -- 246;6 IPTV over the Internet -- 246;7 IPTV Backbone Technologies -- 246;8 Network Factors Associated with Deploying IPTV -- Summary -- CH36;3 IPTV Real45;Time Encoding and Transportation -- 346;1 Introduction to Real45;Time Encoding -- 346;2 Compression Methods -- 346;3 Packetizing and Encapsulating Video Content -- Summary -- CH36;4 Broadcasting Linear Programming over IPTV -- 446;1 Underlying Video Components of an End45;to45;End IPTV System -- 446;2 Different Approaches to Streaming IPTV Content -- 446;3 Multicasting across an IPTV Network -- 446;4 IPTV Multicasting Networking Architecture -- 446;5 Multicasting IPTV Content across IPV6 Networks -- 446;6 Introduction to Channel Changing -- 446;7 Fundamentals of Channel Changing -- 446;8 Techniques for Speeding up IPTV Channel Changing Times -- 446;9 Discovering Channel Program Information -- 446;10 Time45;Shifting Multicast IPTV -- 446;11 Channel45;Changing Industry Initiatives -- Summary -- CH36;5 IPTV Consumer Devices 40;IPTVCDs41; -- 546;1 About Residential Gateways -- 546;2 RG Technology Architecture -- 546;3 RG Functionality -- 546;4 RG Industry Standards -- 546;5 Introduction to Digital Set45;top Boxes -- 546;6 The Evolution of Digital Set45;top Boxes -- 546;7 Categories of Digital Set45;top Boxes -- 546;8 Major Technological Trends for Digital Set45;top Boxes -- 546;9 IP Set45;top Boxes De46;ned -- 546;10 Types of IP Set45;top Boxes -- 546;11 Other Emerging IPTV Consumer Devices -- Summary -- CH36;6 IPTVCD Software Architecture -- 646;1 What Makes an IPTVCD Tick63; -- 646;2 Interactive TV Middleware Standards -- 646;3 Proprietary Middleware Solutions -- Summary -- CH36;7 IPTV Conditional Access and DRM Systems -- 746;1 Introduction to IPTV Security -- 746;2 Defining IPTV CA Security Systems -- 746;3 CA Industry Initiatives -- 746;4 Introduction to Next Generation DRM Solutions -- 746;5 IPTV Intranet Protection -- Summary -- CH36;8 Moving IPTV Around the House -- 846;1 About Whole Home Media Networking 40;WHMN41; -- 846;2 WHMN Enabling Technologies -- 846;3 Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet 40;GIGE41; -- 846;4 80246;11n -- 846;5 HomePlug AV -- 846;6 UPA45;DHS -- 846;7 HomePNA60;sup62;TM60;47;sup62; 346;1 -- 846;8 Multimedia Over Coax Alliance 40;MOCA60;sup62;TM60;47;sup62;41; -- 846;9 WHMN Middleware Software Standards -- 846;10 QoS and WHMN Applications -- Su.