IPTV Delivery Networks

Book description

A guide to the current technologies related to the delivery process for both live and on-demand services within IPTV delivery networks

IPTV Delivery Networks is an important resource thatoffers an in-depth discussion to the IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) delivery networks for both live and on demand IPTV services.This important book also includes a review of the issues and challenges surrounding the delivery of IPTV over various emerging networking and communications technologies.

The authors — an international team of experts — introduce a framework for delivery network applicable for live and video-on-demand services. They review the fundamental issues of IPTV delivery networks and explore the QoS (Quality of Service) issue for IPTV delivery networks that highlights the questions of security and anomaly detection as related to quality. IPTV Delivery Networks also contains a discussion of the mobility issues and next-generation delivery networks. This guide captures the latest available and usable technologies in the field and:

  • Explores the technologies related to delivery process for both live (real time) and on demand services in highly accessible terms
  • Includes information on the history, current state and future of IPTV delivery
  • Reviews all the aspects of delivery networks including storage management, resource allocation, broadcasting, video compression, QoS and QoE
  • Contains information on current applications including Netflix (video on demand), BBC iPlayer (time-shifted IPTV) and live (real time) streaming

Written for both researchers and industrial experts in the field of IPTV delivery networks. IPTV Delivery Networks is a groundbreaking book that includes the most current information available on live and on demand IPTV services.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
    1. Copyright
    2. Dedication
  3. List of Contributors
  4. Editor Biographies
    1. First Editor
    2. Second Editor
    3. Third Editor
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgement
  7. Part I: IPTV Delivery Networks Fundamentals
    1. Chapter 1: IPTV: Delivering TV Services over IP Networks
      1. 1.1 Overview
      2. 1.2 Internet Protocol Television
      3. 1.3 Evolution of TV to IPTV
      4. 1.4 IPTV Delivery Network
      5. 1.5 Evolution of the Delivery Network
      6. 1.6 The Key Issues of IPTV Delivery Networks
      7. 1.7 Conclusion
      8. References
    2. Chapter 2: IPTV Streaming Classification
      1. 2.1 Introduction
      2. 2.2 Framework
      3. 2.3 Classification Scheme
      4. 2.4 Experimental Setup
      5. 2.5 Experimental Results
      6. 2.6 Conclusions
      7. Acknowledgement
      8. References
    3. Chapter 3: Efficient IPTV Delivery over EPON
      1. 3.1 Introduction
      2. 3.2 Broadband Access Network Technologies
      3. 3.3 Live IPTV Delivery over EPON
      4. 3.4 Conclusions
      5. References
    4. Chapter 4: Content Awareness in IPTV Delivery Networks
      1. 4.1 Introduction
      2. 4.2 The Key Challenges in IPTV Delivery Networks
      3. 4.3 Content Status Issue in IPTV Delivery Networks
      4. 4.4 IPTV Content Status Modelling: A New Direction
      5. 4.5 Conclusion
      6. References
  8. Part II: QoS and QoE for IPTV Delivery Networks
    1. Chapter 5: Zapping Delay Reduction in IPTV Systems
      1. 5.1 Introduction
      2. 5.2 A Review of the Existing Studies
      3. 5.3 Prediction-Based Prejoining Method in WiMAX Networks
      4. 5.4 Performance Evaluation
      5. 5.5 Future Directions for Research
      6. 5.6 Conclusion
      7. References
    2. Chapter 6: Channel-Zapping Time in IPTV: Challenges and Solutions
      1. 6.1 Introduction
      2. 6.2 Challenges in Channel-Zapping Time
      3. 6.3 Proposed Methods for Reducing Channel-Zapping Time
      4. 6.4 Discussion
      5. 6.5 Summary
      6. References
    3. Chapter 7: Delivering High-Definition IPTV Services over IP-Based Networks
      1. 7.1 Introduction
      2. 7.2 HD Video Compression
      3. 7.3 Future Trends
      4. 7.4 Conclusion
      5. References
    4. Chapter 8: IPTV Network Security: Threats and Countermeasures
      1. 8.1 Introduction
      2. 8.2 Threats on IPTV Delivery Networks
      3. 8.3 Security Issues of IPTV Delivery Networks
      4. 8.4 Countering the Threats
      5. 8.5 Open Research Issues
      6. 8.6 Conclusions
      7. References
    5. Chapter 9: Anomaly Detection and Big Data in IPTV Networks
      1. 9.1 Introduction
      2. 9.2 Complex Data in IPTV Networks
      3. 9.3 Anomaly in the Context of IPTV Networks
      4. 9.4 A Case Study of Anomaly Detection Technique in IPTV Networks
      5. 9.5 Future Research Directions: Big Data
      6. 9.6 Conclusions
      7. References
  9. Part III: Mobility and Next-Generation Delivery Networks
    1. Chapter 10: Taxonomy of Intra-Domain Mobility Management Schemes in Wireless Mesh Network for Implementing Mobile IPTV
      1. 10.1 Introduction
      2. 10.2 Classification
      3. 10.3 Advantages and Disadvantages
      4. 10.4 Open Research Issues
      5. 10.5 Conclusion
      6. Acknowledgement
      7. References
    2. Chapter 11: Towards Multi-Operator IPTV Services Over 5G Networks
      1. 11.1 Introduction
      2. 11.2 Single-Provider IPTV Services
      3. 11.3 IPX Multi-Service Internetworking
      4. 11.4 Multi-Operator IPTV Services in 5G Networks
      5. 11.5 Future Research
      6. 11.6 Conclusions
      7. Acknowledgement
      8. References
    3. Chapter 12: Technologies and Architectures for Future IP Television Services
      1. 12.1 Introduction
      2. 12.2 The Evolution of Users' Experience: Usage, Expectations and Reluctances
      3. 12.3 Architectural Evolution of IPTV: Towards a Smart Meld with OTT
      4. 12.4 Technical focus
      5. References
    4. Contributor Biographies
    5. Index
  10. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: IPTV Delivery Networks
  • Author(s): Suliman Mohamed Fati, Saiful Azad, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan
  • Release date: June 2018
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119397915