DocumentCode
1360386
Title
CommunityPVR: A Service to Deliver the Long Tail for On-Demand TV
Author
Habib, Ahsan ; Goose, Stuart
Author_Institution
Siemens TTB Center, CA, USA
Volume
16
Issue
3
fYear
2009
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
38
Abstract
CommunityPVR is a software service that executes on the STB devices in a service provider´s IP network. CommunityPVR forms a P2P network among set-top boxes to provide a resilient streaming service that can exponentially increase the choice of available shows.
Keywords
IPTV; peer-to-peer computing; video on demand; video streaming; CommunityPVR; IP network; P2P network; STB; long tail delivery; on-demand TV; set-top box; software service; video streaming service; Costs; Digital video broadcasting; IP networks; Motion pictures; Probability distribution; Streaming media; TV broadcasting; US Department of Transportation; Video on demand; Video sharing; graphics and multimedia; long tail; media streaming; peer-to-peer (P2P); personal video recorder (PVR); set-top-box (STB); video-on-demand (VoD);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
MultiMedia, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1070-986X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MMUL.2009.46
Filename
5228690
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