4-day instructor-led training, 0900 - 1700

After successfully completing the course the attendees will:

• Explain IPTV architecture
• Describe the components of IPTV
• Describe TR-069 device management
• Describe the Set-top-box (STB) device configuration
• Implement QoS in the access and home networks
• Describe IPTV networks, protocols and interfaces
• Explain IPTV architecture approaches to provide multiple services
• Discuss the detailed operations of IPTV
• Describe the IPTV design philosophy and identify the key concepts
• Understand the issues with IPTV implementation and operations
• Understand IPTV management and O&M challenges
• Discuss deployment scenarios for IPTV

The IPTV course provides technical detail on IPTV and covers IPTV implementation and operations. This course provides a detailed understanding of the motivation behind IPTV architecture. It also discusses IPTV design principles and how IPTV achieves QoS in the access and home network. This course concludes with end-to-end and operational implementation specific case examples.

• service providers
• vendors of STB, middleware
• network installation staff
• IPTV installation staff
• IPTV troubleshooting and support staff
• network planners/designers
• network support technicians

Review of IPTV
- Traditional TV services such as broadcast programming, VOD, and DVR.
- Live TV (multicasting)
- Stored video (Video on Demand VOD)
- IPTV based converged services
- The Effect of the All-IP Network TrendThe Effect of the All-IP Network Trend
- IPTV Limitations
- Microsoft TV IPTV Edition
- IPTV Architecture
- IPTV Building Blocks
- Super Head-End (SHE)
- Video Hub-Office (VHO)
- Core Network
- Edge Network
- Access Network
- Home Network Two-way digital broadcast signal
- Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD)
- Integrated Receiver Transcoder (IRT)
- Real-Time Encoder (RTE)
- Server Farms
- Core Mux
- Network Adaptor
- IGMP Network Element
- IGMP Snoopers
- IGMP Router
- IPTV Protocols
- Encapsulation of MPEG-4 TS on IP
- IP Multicast
- IGMP version 3
- RTSP

TR-069 Device Management - Operation Support Systems (OSS) Structure
- Device Management
- TR-069 Interoperability
- Business Support System (BSS)

IPTV framework functional capabilities
- Transport Functions
- Service/Control functions
- Management Functions
- Resource Control Functions
- Video Content Functions
- Middleware Functions

Functional Capabilities and Key Work Areas for IPTV
- General Framework Architecture for IPTV Networks
- IPTV Functional Description
- IPTV Services
- Set Top Box or home gateway functionality and associated interfaces
- Video and Audio Codec functions and selection
- Middleware capabilities such as Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and other user interfaces
- Billing / accounting interfaces and protocols
- Program Control functions
- Operational and Maintenance capabilities
- Security/ authentication and Digital Rights Management (DRM) aspects
- Quality of Service / Experience capabilities and performance
- IP/UDP/RTP/MPEG2TS/codec wrapper
- IP/UDP/RTP/MPEG-4
- Consideration of OCAP/MHP/GEM for an application framework
- Ad Insertion
- IPTV endpoint management
- Customized channel lineup
- Viewership data management

IPTV Network Architecture and Protocols
- Protocols to Transport IPTV Data Packets
- IP/UDP/RTP/RTCP/MPEG
- Compression
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4 Part 10/H.264/AVC
- Windows Media 9/ VC-1
- Codec Choice
- Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
- Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
- Access Node Protocol
- Adaptation functions
- PPPoA-to-PPPoE interworking
- IPoA-to-IPoE interworking
- Access Network Architecture
- VLAN per subscriber
- VLAN per service
- Layer 2 Control
- Multicast Replication
- Core Network Design Concepts
- PIM SSM
- PIM SM
- P2MP LSPs
- Network Responsiveness
- Processing of the remote control request
- IGMP control processing (Set Top Box (STB), Residential Gateway, Network)
- Data plane protocol stack processing
- DSL interleaving delay, decryption, and FEC
- STB jitter buffer delay
- Buffer for video encoding
- MPEG decoder delay for re-synchronizing with the new program
- Core Network Design Concepts
- Distribute multicast traffic throughout the IP backbone
- PIM SSM and PIM SM
- P2MP LSPs
- MPLS multicast distribution concept

IPTV Control/Signaling Functions
- Program Control Function
- STB Control/Customer Channel Line up
- Service Information
- Ad insertion
- Testing IPTV Channel Zapping

IPTV Management Functions
- Operational and Maintenance Capabilities
- Security/Authentication and DRM aspects
- IPTV Endpoint Management
- Viewership Data Management
- Billing/Accounting Interfaces/Protocols
- Consideration of OCAP/MHP/GEM Application Framework

Middleware Capabilities
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- User Interfaces
- Video and Audio Codec Selection
- Standard API for DRM System Interface
- Standard API for IPTV Control & Signaling Functions

Home Gateway and Set Top Box (STB) Functions - STB/HG Interfaces
- IP/UDP/RTP/MPEG2TS/MPEG-4/Codec Wrapper
Quality of Service/Experience Capabilities - Performance Requirements
- Bandwidth and Network Resource Requirements
- Transport Functions in Access and Core Networks

IPTV OAM (Operation, Administration & Maintenance)
- Interactive Fulfillment and Billing
- Presence and Availability Information
- Security Management
- Subscriber Profiles and Preference Data
- Flexible Charging
- Service Creation and Management
- Creating and Managing IPTV Networks
- IPTV Planning and Engineering
- IPTV Physical and Logical Inventory
- Network Design and Provisioning
- Network Monitoring and Maintenance
- Managing the Service Offerings
- Service Planning and Development
- Service Provisioning
- Creating and managing the network
- Service Quality Management
- Usage Rating
- CRM
- Managing customer relationships
Meeting End User Expectations for IPTV
- Network Aspects
- Reliability
- Bandwidth Dimensioning
- Quality of Service
- Network Responsiveness

IPTV Service Assurance
- Managing service quality in IPTV
- Picture Quality
- Zap Time
- Control Command Response Time
- Audio-to-Video Synchronization Delay
- Authentication Errors
- Service Modeling
- Service Monitoring
- Service Impact and Prioritization
- Customer Reporting
- Quality of Service
- DiffServ based IP QoS at the Routing Gateway and the BNG
- IPTV over MPLS (Internet Protocol/MultiProtocol Label Switching)
- QoS models
- Ethernet QoS in the Access/Aggregation Network

IPTV Implementation and Development Case Studies
- Obstacles to successful deployment
- Services Possible with a Local IPTV Network
- Comparison of IPTV Services Providers` Offerings
- Comparison to Traditional Broadcast TV
- Quad-play services
- Bundling of wireline, wireless, Internet and video in one service package
- Quality of Experience (QoE) Requirements and mechanisms on QoE dimensions, measurement and requirements for different applications
- Broadcast TV, Video on Demand, Premium Video
- Voice
- Best Effort Internet Access
- Online Gaming
- Multicast policy management kept central
- Delivering Converged Quad-play Services with IPTV and IMS
- TELECOM OPERATORS PLANS AND EXPERIENCES
- Telco Operators Plans and Development Experiences
- Cost Impact
- Subscriber Growth
- Impact on the Network Equipment Market
- Telco Operators Plans and Development Experiences
- Verizon
- SBC/AT&T
- Belgacom
- BT
- PCCW
- FastWeb
- BT
- France Telecom
- Swisscom
- Major Vendors of IPTV Networks
- Sasktel
- Set-Top-Box
- Set-Top-Box Browser
- Middleware
- Conditional Access (CA)
- Digital Rights Management (DRM)
- OSS/BSS
- VoD Streaming Servers
- VoD/PVR Software
- Home Gateway
- Home Networking