Introduction to IPTV
- Definition of IPTV
- Market Trends
- The Players
- Example IPTV 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 IPTV
- Architecture
- Access Networks
- Digital TV Formats and Standards
- Conditional Access (CA)
- Digital Rights Management (DRM)
IPTV Technology Overview
- IPTV 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
- 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
- Service Misuse
- Conditional Access
- Digital Rights Management
