4-day instructor-led training with case studies, 0900-1700

The trainer is an experienced networks engineer, who has been involved in several IPTV deployments over the last four years. His experience evolved through computer programming, service provider support and enterprise solution design/implementation. The focus of his last 4 years were in service provider solution design/implementation and support. He is currently a free-lance consultant involved in multi-vendor projects in the areas of Ethernet/IP, IPTV, SANs and Server Virtualization technologies.

The goal of IPTV training is to present details and up-to-date information on IPTV and the related standards and practices; and to provide a guideline for the different approaches to an IPTV deployment, as well as to identify the key focus areas for a successful IPTV service deployment.

This course will enable participants to:

• Develop their understanding of what IPTV is and what it can do, including the motivation for its development, its early history, and its present capabilities;
• Develop their appreciation of how IPTV and related technologies can be used to deliver value to customers, including an exploration of what is meant by "quality of experience" and a discussion of the network technology, management systems and business processes required to deliver customer value;
• Explore the linkages between technological capabilities of IPTV and the marketing and pricing decisions that are an essential part of delivering quality to customers;
• Understand the unique value proposition of IPTV technology, apart from the technical differences with Cable, Terrestrial or Satellite digital television.
• Provide some insight into how IPTV is deployed in practice with an overview discussion of a few case studies
• Help them to envisage the likely and possible future developments in the field, including the integration of IPTV in IMS, advancements in MPLS transport for multicast traffic, etc. GPRS Cell Parameters, BSC Properties & SGSN Parameters including the KPIs

The participants will gain a detailed end-to-end knowledge of the IPTV technology, its benefits and potential pitfalls. Furthermore, they will able to address real-world problems of the IPTV deployment.

A basic knowledge of IP and data communication technology will be required. Basic IP/Ethernet network concepts such as standards and protocols, layering of protocols, dynamic IP routing, Ethernet switching and physical layer independence are a stepping stone to this course.

For engineers and managers responsible for the planning, design, and operation of networks and services

Day 1

Television architecture and evolution
- RF/Microwave medium
- Analog TV service
- Digital TV service
- Interactive TV service

Traditional Digital TV Architecture
- Broadcast medium constraints
- Acquisition
- Repackaging / Grooming
- Broadcasting
- Security and Interactive services in a broadcast medium

IPTV Services
- How to compete in a saturated market?
- Unique value proposition
- Case Studies


Day 2

Overall IPTV architecture
- Architecture diagram
- Interfaces and standards

Administrative and Organizational support
- Service availability, change control
- Support
- Content licensing
- Organizational security

Underlying network
- Multicast vs. Unicast delivery
- Multicast service models – ASM, SSM
- IGMP, IGMP snooping
- PIM-SM
- MPLS transport of IPTV traffic
- Service Monitoring
- QoE and how it relates to QoS
- Network-based security measures
- Industry trends


Day 3

Live TV acquisition/reception subsystem
- A word on the Satellite subsystem
- Satellite receivers/decoders
- Other possible sources
- Example products, trends

Live TV Transcoding and streaming
- CODECs – MPEG2, H.264, others
- Stream encryption & manipulation
- Example products, trends

Non-linear services subsystem
- Content library
- Front-end streaming servers
- Clustering and distributed VoD
- Live TV recording
- Security measures
- Example solutions, trends


Day 4

Conditional Access / DRM subsystem
- Principles of operation
- Example solutions

STBs
- Desired features
- Market overview

Middleware
- Desired features
- Market overview

User experience
- How little things matter
- Customization and the reseller model
- UI features

Wrap-up