IPTV Training - Basic

Course details

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the basics of video
• Understand the basics of IP networking technology
• Differentiate between technologies such as streaming, download and play, and file transfer
• Understand IPTV protocols and standards
• Understand video transport over IP networks
• Learn more about technologies like MPEG, multicasting, RTP/RTCP, and streaming
• Identify the issues with IPTV implementation
• Discover challenges with implementing some IP television features

Course Outline

What is IPTV

• Overview of video transport
• Video Basics
• Video and audio compression
• Audio and video formats, encoding, distributing, storing and rendering
• Video transmission technologies
• VOD, and DVR
• Broadband
• SATCOM
• DSL
• Cable/MSO
• Wireless
• Overview of TCP/IP
• Real-time transport over IP
• Video packet transport
• IPv4 vs. IPv6
• IP QoS
• ATM, Frame Relay and ATM
• MPLS and GMPLS
• UDP, RTP, RTCP
• RTSPCourse Contents –IP NETWORKING Basics
• What is MPEG?
• MPEG over IP
• Video Streaming
• Multicasting
• Videoconferencing over IP
• IP Security
• Content Security
• Transport Security
• Video File Transfer
• IP Operation Support System (OSS)
• Network and Service Administration
• IPTV (Internet Protocol Television ) business model
• IPTV and Internet Television Service
• Service mix
• The CAPEX and OPEX
• The network topology
• IPTV & Triple Play
• Delivering IPTV services over a telecom operator network
• Access network aspects
• The role of standards
• Broadband Access Systems for IP Television
• Use of IPTV and IP Telephony (Voice over IP, VoIP)
• Premises Distribution
• Channels, Control, Services
• VideoOnDemand(VoD)
• Digital Video Broadcast (DVB)
• IP Television Channels
• Analog Television Adapters (ATVA)
• Personal Media Channels (PMC)
• Television on Demand (ToD)
• Digitization
• Digital Media Compression
• Video/Audio processing and routing
• Downloading and Streaming
• Switching (Connecting) Media Channels
• Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
• Digital Rights Management (DRM)
• Transmission
• Unicastand Multicast
• Control of Service

Key IPTV Technologies and Standards

• Next Generation Broadband Architecture
• Access Technologies
• Architectures
• Codecs
• Multicast
• QoSand SLA Management
• Network and Service Management
• IPTV Home Applications and Services
• Digital Broadcast TV
• Video on Demand (VoD)
• IPTV Home Distribution Scenarios
• IPTV Standards and Protocols
• IETF
• RTP, RTCP and RTSP
• Multicast-based services
• IGMP
• RFC3376 IGMPv3
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• MGCP and MEGACO
• RFC2250 -RTP Payload for MPEG1/2 streams
• MPEG TS encapsulation (MP2T payload type)
• MPEG ES encapsulation (MPV)
• Encapsulation of MPEG2 TS on IP2
• H.323Course
• H.262/H.264
• Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
• DVBH / IPDC (DVBHandheld& IPDatacast)
• DVCIPI A086
• DVBT
• SVBH
• TS 102/034
• Transport of MPEG2 (COP3)
• Uncompressed SMPTE 292M (HDTV) (COP4)
• DVB services over IP networks
• DVBIPI
• Conditional Access System (CAS)
• Middleware
• Service Discovery (EPG) and Selection

IPTV Architecture

• Architecture Layers
• Application
• Session
• Network and Transport
• Physical Link
• Major functional components of the IPTV architecture
• Content Sources
• Service Nodes
• Wide Area Distribution Networks
• Customer Access Links
• Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
• IPTV Client
• Servers and Gateways
• Content Providers
• Service Providers
• Delivery Network Video and Audio Compression
• Protocols
• Standards
• IPTV Network Equipment
• Media Players
• IP Set Top Boxes (STP)
• Media Routers
• Media Servers
• MPEG2TS Based Transport Layer

IPTV System Overview

• Generic IPTV System Architecture
• Service Management and Operations
• VOD Source & Encoders
• Broadcast Source & Encoders
• WAN Distribution Networks
• Core and Access Networks (eg. DSLAMs on COside)
• Content
• Service Nodes
• Broadcast Server
• VOD Server
• Customer Access (egADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL)

IPTV System Overview

• Generic IPTV System Architecture
• Service Management and Operations
• VOD Source & Encoders
• Broadcast Source & Encoders
• WAN Distribution Networks
• Core and Access Networks (eg. DSLAMs on COside)
• Content
• Service Nodes
• Broadcast Server
• VOD Server
• Customer Access (egADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL)

IPTV System Overview

• Generic IPTV System Architecture
• Service Management and Operations
• VOD Source & Encoders
• Broadcast Source & Encoders
• WAN Distribution Networks
• Core and Access Networks (eg. DSLAMs on COside)
• Content

IPTV Implementation

• IPTV Challenges
• Content Distribution Rights
• Data Transfer Rate Capability
• Media Player Compatibility
• Channel Changing Time
• Network Capacity
• Content Licensing
• Regulations
• Operations Support Systems
• Television Quality, Security, and Reliability
• Audio and Video Quality
• QoSand SLA
• Reliability
• Access Device Reliability
• Data Network Reliability
• Data Connection Reliability
• ITVSP Server Reliability
• Feature Operation Reliability
• Service integration
• Access network aspects
• Content ingest and distribution
• High quality signal origination
• Monitoring and Control
• Standards, interoperability, end-to-end solutions

IPTV Development Case Studies and Vendors

• IPTV Operators
• GRIDTV
• Lessons learnt from IPTV trial
• System Availability Case Study
• Soccer Broadcast Case Study
• Cable Case Study
• D21 initiative
• Telco Case Study
• TV over mobile network infrastructure
• HDTV and the interactive future of television
• IPTV hardware vendors
• IP Set Top Box (IP STB)
• Content Aggregators
• Middleware Developers (Middleware)
• IPTV Distribution Equipment (IPTV Dist Equip)
• IPTV DSLAM
• Video Distribution Server
• IPTV Edge Router
• Video Switches
• Digital Rights Management (DRM)
• Mobile Video
• Media Gateways
• Wireless Broadband
• IPTV Headend
• Media (TV) Gateways
• IPTV Network Management
• IPTV Billing Systems
• Program Media Development
• Premises Distribution
• Digital Asset Management (DAM)
• IPTV software vendors
• IPTV quality monitoring, test and analysis equipment vendors
• IPTV OSS and NMS vendors
• Microsoft TV IPTV Edition
• Service Nodes
• Broadcast Server
• VOD Server
• Customer Access (egADSL2, ADSL2+, VDSL)