Introduction to IPTV Technology (COMIPTV)

Technical specialists, support personnel, communications specialists, consultants and network administrators who need a practical overview of IPTV.

A general understanding of data networking is beneficial but not essential.

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.

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?
  
  To book - call +44 (0)1534 780 989 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