Abstract :
In 2004 DVB approved the first edition of the DVB IP Handbook, intended to support the first commercial deployments of Internet TV services. The specifications in the handbook standardize technologies at the receiver interface, to enable TV, radio, and general interactive multimedia services over IP-based networks. This paper gives an overview of the specifications, beginning with the reference architecture currently used by DVB. The key technologies specified are service discovery and selection, a DVB Real-Time Streaming Protocol client, MPEG-2 transport over IP, IP address allocation and network time services, receiver identification, and a network provisioning option.
Keywords :
Internet; digital video broadcasting; multimedia communication; television standards; DVB services; IP address allocation; IP networks; Internet TV services; MPEG-2 transport over IP; interactive multimedia services; network provisioning option; network time services; real-time streaming protocol client; receiver identification; receiver interface; Consumer electronics; Digital TV; Digital video broadcasting; IPTV; Streaming media; Switches; TV broadcasting; TV receivers; Transport protocols; Web and internet services; DHCP options; DVB IP service; DVB Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) client; DVBSTP; IPTV; IPTV receiver identification; IPTV receiver provisioning; Internet TV; MPEG-2 TS over IP; Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP); live media broadcast (LMB); service discovery (SD); service discovery and selection (SD&S); service discovery and selection (SD&S) transport; service selection;
