• Understand the equipment and software used to deliver IPTV and VoD services
• Describe the architecture of a these modern TV services
• Compare Cable, over-air terrestrial, satellite and Internet delivery systems
• Appreciate the trend in the technologies

Delivery Options:

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Prerequisites:
None. No prior background in electronics, telecoms, transmission or programming is required, although experience within one of these disciplines is useful.

Follow up courses:
IPTV: Internet Protocol Services for TV Distribution and Switching
IPTV: Advanced Internet Protocol Services for TV Distribution and Switching
MPEG-4 and DRM in IPTV
Windows Middleware for IPTV

Introduction to IPTV Broadcasting Systems includes the following modules:

Television architecture and evolution

• Introduction to Cable Broadcasting
• The Signals
• Analog Television
• Digitally-Compressed Television
• Digital Modulation: MPEG Hierarchy, MPEG1, MPEG2
• Digital Video Broadcasting
• Cable Networking Protocols
• Over-the-air broadcasting

Cable Television Architecture

• Head-ends
• Signal Reception
• Head-end Signal Processing
• Head-end Operation
• Broadband Distribution Systems
• Coaxial RF Technology
• Coaxial Distribution Design
• Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation
• Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
• Linear Microwave Signal Transportation
• End-to-End Performance
• Upstream Issues
• System Architecture
• Service-Related Architecture Requirements
• Architectural Elements and Examples
• Digital Fiber Modulation and Deep Fiber Architectures
• Network Reliability

Transmission for Next Generation Digital Systems

• Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
• Linear Microwave Signal Transportation
• Digital distribution Systems
• Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation
• Fiber Optic Transmission
• Passive Optical Fiber (PON)
• Wavelength Division Multiplexing: CWDM and DWDM
• End-to-End Performance
• Upstream Issues
• Digital Fiber Modulation and Deep Fiber Architectures: SONET/SDH

TV Distribution Systems

• Terrestrial UHF/VHF Broadcast Delivery
• Satellite Television Delivery
• Cable Television Delivery
• IPTV Delivery
  • From head-end to viewer
  • Set-top Box Issues
  • Next Generation Media Players
• IPTV Service Features
• Encoders: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVB-T, DVB-H

IPTV Network Architecture

• Applications and their service needs
• TV Program Distribution
• Components of IPTV Service Network
• Video Head End (HVE), Video Hub Office (VHO) , Video Serving Office (VSO)
• Streamers
• Routers and Switches
• Distribution Networks
• Core Networks
• Access Networks: Wired vs Wireless
• DSL Technology: ADSL, VDSL
• Satellite Access
• Fiber and Copper Loops
• Set-top Boxes
• Media Player Applications
• Video-on-demand
• Integration with Telephones and Internet Access: Triple Play

Next Generation Network Technology

• Internet Protocol (IP) Delivery
• Internet delivery options
• Studio to distributor delivery
• IP Delivery mechanisms
• Unicast vs Multicast
• Multicasting Addressing and Protocol Issues
• PIM and IGMP
• Quality of Service Issues
• MPLS
• 21st Century Network Implications
• Triple Play Networks
• Internet TV Portal

The Customer Interface: Set-top Boxes

• Analog Video Reception
• Digital Video Reception
• Migration issues from Analogue to Digital
• Consumer Electronics Interface
• Equipment Compatibility
• Networking Interfaces
• Decoding Mechanisms

Security: Protected and Conditional Access

• Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture
• Asymmetric Public Keys
• Symmetric Keys
• Revocation
• Windows Media Digital Rights Management
• Watermarking

Industry Trends

• Transmission innovations
• HDTV and Improved Quality
• Convergence Protocols