Multimedia Distribution over IPTV and its Integration with IMS

Digital television has been evolving for several years. Recent evolutions in the technology have made it possible to deliver digital television services over fixed and mobile broadband network, which is commonly known as IPTV. IPTV is a system in which digital television services are provided using internet protocol over a network. The deployment of Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) over different broadband access networks is made possible by the new types of broadband access networks and improved media coding algorithms. Many service providers have started to deploy triple play services over DSL including IPTV as an essential service component. However, each service in the triple play bundle (e.g. IPTV, VoIP) has its own unique service-control framework and operations and billing support systems, increasing the complexity of the overall triple play service architecture therefore, there is a need of flexible network architecture. In this paper we discuss about the features of IPTV along with the integration of IMS and IPTV service platforms to reduce network complexity and provide a flexible network for new services.