Wired and wireless IPTV access networks: A comparison study

Author

Abdollahpouri, Alireza ; Wolfinger, Bernd E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. - TKRN, Univ. of Hamburg - Germany, Sanandaj, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

3-5 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

308

Lastpage

316

Abstract

Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) describes a mechanism for transporting streams of video content encapsulated in IP packets over a managed network infrastructure using networking protocols. It provides a so called “walled garden” architecture to guarantee necessary QoE for subscribers. We analyze the different components of an IPTV system with a focus on access networks. Among many variants of access networks, DSL and WiMAX are compared from different aspects (e.g., cost, uplink and downlink bandwidth allocation, QoS, mobility, data rate) and advantages and disadvantages of each are given.

Keywords

IPTV; WiMax; digital subscriber lines; quality of experience; quality of service; DSL; IP packets; QoE; QoS; WiMAX; data rate; downlink bandwidth allocation; internet protocol television; managed network infrastructure; networking protocols; uplink bandwidth allocation; video content encapsulation; walled garden architecture; wired IPTV access network; wireless IPTV access network; DSL; IP networks; IPTV; Quality of service; Streaming media; WiMAX; IPTV; WiMAX; access network; comparison study; xDSL;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (ICUMT), 2012 4th International Congress on

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

ISSN

2157-0221

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2016-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUMT.2012.6459685

Filename

6459685