Author :
Ramakrishnan, K.K. ; Doverspike, R.D.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. Res., Florham Park, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The article consists of a PowerPoint presentation and a collection of slides from author´s conference presentation on IPTV challenges. The areas discussed include: IPTV End-to-end flow example; characteristics/requirements IPTV imposes on transport network; network architecture; restoration causes of loss in IPTV access networks; R-UDP; forward error control (FEC) and instant channel change.
Keywords :
IP networks; forward error correction; multicast communication; optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network topology; television; transport protocols; IPTV access network; R-UDP; forward error control; instant channel change; loss restoration; transport network architecture; IPTV; Intellectual property; Multicast protocols; Multiprotocol label switching; SONET; Streaming media; Synchronous digital hierarchy; US Department of Transportation; Unicast; Video compression;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528374
