Understanding IPTV (COMIPTV)
Who Should Attend
Technical specialists, support personnel, communications specialists, consultants and network administrators who need a practical overview of IPTV.
Prerequisites
A general understanding of data networking is beneficial but not essential.
Course Objectives
Following completion of this course, delegates will:
* Understand the techniques, processes and terminology related to IPTV.
* Be familiar with the key technology which makes IPTV a reality.
* Understand the IPTV market and what is driving the uptake.
* Understand the services that will be available through IPTV.
* Have a good understand of current implementation challenges when implementing IPTV.
Course Content
IPTV Fundamentals
What is IPTV?
What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of IPTV
Industry Status
Where is the market at?
What are the future trends?
How ready are we for IPTV?)
Services
IPTV Service Providers (IPTVSP)
Managing the TV connections (downloading & streaming)
Broadcast (Multicast vs. Unicast)
What is an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast vs. unicast address?
How do multicast IP addresses map to Ethernet addresses?
Switched Digital Video
Channel Selection
Electronic Programming Guides (EPG)
Interactive Programming Guides (IPG)
Analog Television Adapters (ATVA)
Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)
Video on Demand (VOD)
Pay Per View (PPV)
Multimedia Computers
Mobile Phone TV
Technology (How IPTV Systems Work)
Analog vs. Digital TV
Standard Definition TV (SDTV) vs. High Definition TV (HDTV)
Cable TV
Satellite TV
Video Systems (NTSC, PAL, SECAM, MPEG, DOCSIS)
Digital Video Compression - MPEG-2, 4, VC 1
Audio Compression - ATSC Dolby Digital, MPEG1 & 2
IP Multicast
Ethernet LSPs (Pseudowires)
Transmission Fundamentals for DTV systems
How do MPEG packets get put into Ethernet?
Transport Multiplexing for DTV systems
Bandwidth requirements
Broadband access delivery methods
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
Passive Optical Networking (PON)
Fiber-to-the-x (FTTx - x can be home, premise, curb, node, pedestal...)
Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)
Satellite
Broadband Wireless (WiFi / WiMax)
3G mobile
IGMPv2/v3 protocol
What is it and how is it used and why is it important to IPTV
IGMP Snooping, Proxy and Routing -How will the industry define them and what are their
applications?
Managing IPTV systems
Service Provisioning
Accounting & Billing
Network Architecture
Network Integration/Migration
DWDM Transport
Ethernet Switching
Packet Processing/Signaling/Protocols
Routers
Servers
Video Servers, Proxy Servers, Remote Access Dial-in User server (RADIUS), Registrar
Servers (RAS), Provisioning Servers, Billing Record Servers, Policy Server, Domain Name
Server (DNS), Web Server, Media Gateways, Signaling Gateways
Quality of Service
Security
Set Top Box/Middleware
Costs
Network Architectures (ex. Alcatel FTTN IPTV architecture)
IPTV Challenges
Content licensing and distribution rights
Data transfer rate capability
Media player compatibility
Industry standards
Future direction of IPTV
Addressable Advertising
Anywhere Television Service
Global Television Channels
Television on Demand (ToD)
Personal Media Channels (PMC)
Future compression technologies
Future bandwidth requirements |
