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<p>Preface xi</p> <p>Organizational and Topical Coverage xii</p> <p>Who Should Read This Book xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xiv</p> <p>About the Author xvii</p> <p><b>1 IPTV: The Ultimate Viewing Experience 1</b></p> <p>1.1 Defining IPTV 2</p> <p>1.2 Differences between IPTV and Internet TV 3</p> <p>1.3 Overview of an IPTV Networking Infrastructure 4</p> <p>1.4 Key IPTV Applications and Services 6</p> <p>1.5 Growth Drivers for IPTV 10</p> <p>1.6 Market Data 12</p> <p>1.7 Industry Initiatives to Standardize IPTV 13</p> <p>Summary 18</p> <p><b>2 IPTV Network Distribution Technologies 20</b></p> <p>2.1 ‘‘Last Mile’’ Broadband Distribution Network Types 21</p> <p>2.2 IPTV over a Fiber Access Network 21</p> <p>2.3 IPTV over an ADSL Network 26</p> <p>2.4 IPTV over Next Generation Cable TV Networks 32</p> <p>2.5 IPTV over Wireless Networks 48</p> <p>2.6 IPTV over the Internet 53</p> <p>2.7 IPTV Backbone Technologies 56</p> <p>2.8 Network Factors Associated with Deploying IPTV 60</p> <p>Summary 62</p> <p><b>3 IPTV Real-Time Encoding and Transportation 64</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction to Real-Time Encoding 64</p> <p>3.2 Compression Methods 66</p> <p>3.3 Packetizing and Encapsulating Video Content 81</p> <p>Summary 116</p> <p><b>4 Broadcasting Linear Programming over IPTV 118</b></p> <p>4.1 Underlying Video Components of an End-to-End IPTV System 119</p> <p>4.2 Different Approaches to Streaming IPTV Content 124</p> <p>4.3 Multicasting across an IPTV Network 129</p> <p>4.4 IPTV Multicasting Networking Architecture 130</p> <p>4.5 Multicasting IPTV Content across IPV6 Networks 155</p> <p>4.6 Introduction to Channel Changing 158</p> <p>4.7 Fundamentals of Channel Changing 163</p> <p>4.8 Techniques for Speeding up IPTV Channel Changing Times 166</p> <p>4.9 Discovering Channel Program Information 169</p> <p>4.10 Time-Shifting Multicast IPTV 172</p> <p>4.11 Channel-Changing Industry Initiatives 173</p> <p>Summary 173</p> <p><b>5 IPTV Consumer Devices (IPTVCDs) 175</b></p> <p>5.1 About Residential Gateways 175</p> <p>5.2 RG Technology Architecture 177</p> <p>5.3 RG Functionality 178</p> <p>5.4 RG Industry Standards 184</p> <p>5.5 Introduction to Digital Set-top Boxes 193</p> <p>5.6 The Evolution of Digital Set-top Boxes 195</p> <p>5.7 Categories of Digital Set-top Boxes 197</p> <p>5.8 Major Technological Trends for Digital Set-top Boxes 197</p> <p>5.9 IP Set-top Boxes Defined 200</p> <p>5.10 Types of IP Set-top Boxes 201</p> <p>5.11 Other Emerging IPTV Consumer Devices 223</p> <p>Summary 224</p> <p><b>6 IPTVCD Software Architecture 229</b></p> <p>6.1 What Makes an IPTVCD Tick? 229</p> <p>6.2 Interactive TV Middleware Standards 232</p> <p>6.3 Proprietary Middleware Solutions 247</p> <p>Summary 247</p> <p><b>7 IPTV Conditional Access and DRM Systems 249</b></p> <p>7.1 Introduction to IPTV Security 249</p> <p>7.2 Defining IPTV CA Security Systems 250</p> <p>7.3 CA Industry Initiatives 263</p> <p>7.4 Introduction to Next Generation DRM Solutions 265</p> <p>7.5 IPTV Intranet Protection 282</p> <p>Summary 283</p> <p><b>8 Moving IPTV Around the House 285</b></p> <p>8.1 About Whole Home Media Networking (WHMN) 286</p> <p>8.2 WHMN Enabling Technologies 287</p> <p>8.3 Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (GIGE) 288</p> <p>8.4 802.11n 294</p> <p>8.5 HomePlug AV 298</p> <p>8.6 UPA-DHS 305</p> <p>8.7 HomePNA^TM3.1 307</p> <p>8.8 Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MOCA^TM) 311</p> <p>8.9 WHMN Middleware Software Standards 314</p> <p>8.10 QoS and WHMN Applications 328</p> <p>Summary 329</p> <p><b>9 Video-on-Demand (VoD) over IP Delivery Networks 332</b></p> <p>9.1 History of Pay-Per-View 332</p> <p>9.2 Understanding PPV 333</p> <p>9.3 The Emergence of RF and IP Based VoD 334</p> <p>9.4 Types of IP-VoD Services 335</p> <p>9.5 Underlying Building Blocks of an End-to-End IP-VoD Infrastructure 340</p> <p>9.6 Integrating IP-VoD Applications with Other IP Based Services 358</p> <p>9.7 Protecting IP-VoD Content 364</p> <p>Summary 365</p> <p><b>10 IP Based High Definition TV 367</b></p> <p>10.1 Overview of SDTV and HDTV Technologies 367</p> <p>10.2 HDTV over IP Defined 369</p> <p>10.3 An End-to-End IP HDTV System 370</p> <p>Summary 380</p> <p><b>11 Interactive IPTV Applications 382</b></p> <p>11.1 The Evolution of iTV 382</p> <p>11.2 About iTV 387</p> <p>11.3 Interactive IPTV Applications 387</p> <p>11.4 IPTV Program Related Interaction Applications 417</p> <p>11.5 Deploying Interactive IPTV Applications 419</p> <p>11.6 Accessibility to IPTV Services 420</p> <p>Summary 420</p> <p><b>12 IPTV Network Administration 423</b></p> <p>12.1 An Introduction to IPTV Network Administration 424</p> <p>12.2 Supporting the IPTV Networking Management System 424</p> <p>12.3 Managing Installation, Service Problems, and Terminations 428</p> <p>12.4 Network Testing and Monitoring 431</p> <p>12.5 Managing Redundancy and Ensuring Service Availability 434</p> <p>12.6 IP Address Space Management 436</p> <p>12.7 Routine IT and Network Administrative Tasks 436</p> <p>12.8 Managing IPTV QoS Requirements 437</p> <p>12.9 Monitoring the IPTV Subscriber Experience 441</p> <p>12.10 Remotely Managing in-Home Digital Consumer Devices 469</p> <p>12.11 Scheduling and Managing Delivery of Software Updates to IPTVCDs 471</p> <p>12.12 Troubleshooting IPTV Problems 473</p> <p>12.13 IPTV and Business Continuity Planning 478</p> <p>Summary 481</p> <p>Index 483</p>

<p><b>GERARD O'DRISCOLL</b> is an accomplished international telecommunications expert, entrepreneur, and globally renowned authority on emerging technologies. He has served in a variety of management, engineering, and commercial positions over the past fifteen years. O'Driscoll is widely regarded as an authority on the set-top box, IPTV, digital home, and mobile TV marketplaces. His Web site is www.tvmentors.com.

<p><b>DETAILED COVERAGE OF THE UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO BUILD AN END-TO-END IPTV SYSTEM</b> <p>The television entertainment industry is currently experiencing a major transformation as broadband subscribers and improvements in compression techniques for digital video content continue to grow. This growth is fueling the demand for a new generation of technology professionals who will be responsible for implementing IP-based video services and digital home services around the world. <i>Next Generation IPTV Services and Technologies</i> explores key challenges associated with successfully managing the technical operation of an IPTV networking infrastructure and provides networking and IT specialists entering the IPTV sector with sound coverage of state-of-the-art technologies used to build end-to-end IPTV systems. Coverage includes: <ul> <li>IPTV network distribution technologies</li> <li>IPTV real-time encoding and transportation</li> <li>Broadcasting linear programming over IPTV</li> <li>IPTV consumer devices AV technical</li> <li>IPTV conditional access and DRM systems</li> <li>Moving IPTV around the house</li> <li>Video-on-demand over IP delivery networks</li> </ul> <p>subjects that are not included in any other single reference to date: Quality of Experience (QoE), techniques for speeding up IPTV channel changing times, IPTV CD software architecture, Whole Home Media Networking (WHMN), IP-based high-definition TV, interactive IPTV applications, and managing an IPTV network on a daily basis. <p>With a focus on changing job tasks and knowledge requirements for professionals, <i>Next Generation IPTV Services and Technologies</i> enables telecom operators, wireless mobile providers, cable TV companies, media companies, broadcasters, video production companies, and Internet portal companies to meet the demands of designing, implementing, and supporting end-to-end IPTV systems. Complete with helpful flowcharts and engineering schematics, it also serves as an ideal supplemental text for graduate- and postgraduate-level networking and IP protocol courses.

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