Introduction to Internet Television and IPTV

• Definition of Internet Television and IPTV
• Market Trends
• The Players
• Example Services and Features
• Video on Demand (VoD)
• Near-VoD
• Multicast/Linear
• PVR
• Interactive Television
• Business Models
• Triple-Play, Quad-Play and Combinational Services
• Technologies for Television
• Architecture
• Access Networks
• Digital TV Formats and Standards
• Conditional Access (CA)
• Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Technology Overview

• Network Architecture and Network Components
• Service Delivery and Control
• Access Network Requirements
• Overview of Wired and Wireless Access technologies
• Customer Premise Equipment
• Home Distribution Networks
• Wired and Powerline
• Wireless
• Set Top Boxes (STB)

Access Network Technologies

• Access Network Requirements
• Wireline Access Technologies
• Digital Subscriber Line
• xDSL Capabilities
• DSL Availability and Trends
• Cable Networks – Components and Architecture
• The DOCSIS Standard
• Fibre Distribution
• Hybrid Fibre and Cable (HFC)
• Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)
• Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
• Passive Optical Networks (PON)
• PON Variants
• PON Components and Architectures
• Wireless Access Technologies
• Wireless LANs and the IEEE802.11 Standards
• Wireless MANs
• WiMAX Systems
• Mobile WiMAX
• In-Home Networks
• Short-Range Wireless Technologies
• Personal Area Networks
• UWB Capabilities
• Satellite Systems

Formats and Protocols

• Coding for Digital TV
• The MPEG Family
• ITU H Series
• Comparison of MPEG-1, 2 and 4 Standards
• Transport Formats
• Protocols
• IP/TCP/UDP
• RTSP
• RTP
• IGMP/PIM
• Network Architectures and Protocols for IPTV
• Quality of Service (QoS) Requirements
• QoS Options

Service Delivery and Management

• Billing Requirements for IPTV
• The Customer’s Expectations
• Operator Requirements
• Billing Platform Architecture
• Customer Care Facilities
• Operational Support
• Business Support
• Operations and Maintenance
• Security Considerations
• Protecting Network Data
• Conditional Access
• Digital Rights Management