IPTV STB Software Update Scheme Based on SNMP

Author

Qing Wang ; Qiang Du ; Guohui Lin

Author_Institution

IBM China Res. Lab., Beijing

fYear

2006

fDate

7-10 May 2006

Firstpage

197

Lastpage

200

Abstract

Software auto update for IP set-top-box is an important feature for IPTV system deployment. A SNMP based management model has been developed to meet the requirement of efficient and reliable software auto update on a prototype of Internet protocol set-top-box (IPSTB). The model implements a distributed server-client network updating scheme, which includes an embedded SNMP agent running on IPSTBs, an enterprise specific MIB module, and a GUI SNMP management server. A dynamic duplicate backup system is also designed to enhance the reliability of software update, through which IPSTB is able to protect itself from failure updating

Keywords

IP networks; client-server systems; computer network management; digital television; protocols; software agents; IP set-top-box; Internet protocol; SNMP agent; distributed updating; duplicate backup system; failure updating; management model; server-client network updating; software auto update; software update scheme; Graphical user interfaces; IPTV; Internet; Network servers; Protection; Protocols; Software development management; Software prototyping; US Department of Transportation; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electro/information Technology, 2006 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

East Lansing, MI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9592-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EIT.2006.252140

Filename

4017697