Understanding IPTV (COMIPTV)


Understanding IPTV (COMIPTV) 

Who Should Attend
Technical specialists, support personnel, communications specialists, consultants and network administrators who need a practical overview of IPTV.

Prerequisites
A general understanding of data networking is beneficial but not essential.

Course Objectives

Following completion of this course, delegates will:  
* Understand the techniques, processes and terminology related to IPTV.  
* Be familiar with the key technology which makes IPTV a reality.  
* Understand the IPTV market and what is driving the uptake. 
* Understand the services that will be available through IPTV.  
* Have a good understand of current implementation challenges when implementing IPTV.

Course Content
IPTV Fundamentals 
What is IPTV? 
What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of IPTV 
Industry Status 
Where is the market at? 
What are the future trends? 
How ready are we for IPTV?)  
 
Services 
IPTV Service Providers (IPTVSP) 
Managing the TV connections (downloading & streaming) 
Broadcast (Multicast vs. Unicast) 
What is an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast vs. unicast address? 
How do multicast IP addresses map to Ethernet addresses? 
Switched Digital Video 
Channel Selection 
Electronic Programming Guides (EPG) 
Interactive Programming Guides (IPG) 
Analog Television Adapters (ATVA) 
Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) 
Video on Demand (VOD) 
Pay Per View (PPV) 
Multimedia Computers 
Mobile Phone TV  
 
Technology (How IPTV Systems Work) 
Analog vs. Digital TV 
Standard Definition TV (SDTV) vs. High Definition TV (HDTV) 
Cable TV 
Satellite TV 
Video Systems (NTSC, PAL, SECAM, MPEG, DOCSIS) 
Digital Video Compression - MPEG-2, 4, VC 1 
Audio Compression - ATSC Dolby Digital, MPEG1 & 2 
IP Multicast 
Ethernet LSPs (Pseudowires) 
Transmission Fundamentals for DTV systems 
How do MPEG packets get put into Ethernet? 
Transport Multiplexing for DTV systems 
Bandwidth requirements 
Broadband access delivery methods 
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) 
Passive Optical Networking (PON) 
Fiber-to-the-x (FTTx - x can be home, premise, curb, node, pedestal...) 
Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) 
Satellite 
Broadband Wireless (WiFi / WiMax) 
3G mobile 
IGMPv2/v3 protocol 
What is it and how is it used and why is it important to IPTV 
IGMP Snooping, Proxy and Routing -How will the industry define them and what are their 
applications? 
Managing IPTV systems 
Service Provisioning 
Accounting & Billing  
 
Network Architecture 
Network Integration/Migration 
DWDM Transport 
Ethernet Switching 
Packet Processing/Signaling/Protocols 
Routers 
Servers 
Video Servers, Proxy Servers, Remote Access Dial-in User server (RADIUS), Registrar 
Servers (RAS), Provisioning Servers, Billing Record Servers, Policy Server, Domain Name 
Server (DNS), Web Server, Media Gateways, Signaling Gateways 
Quality of Service 
Security 
Set Top Box/Middleware 
Costs 
Network Architectures (ex. Alcatel FTTN IPTV architecture)  
 
IPTV Challenges 
Content licensing and distribution rights 
Data transfer rate capability 
Media player compatibility 
Industry standards  
 
Future direction of IPTV 
Addressable Advertising 
Anywhere Television Service 
Global Television Channels 
Television on Demand (ToD) 
Personal Media Channels (PMC) 
Future compression technologies 
Future bandwidth requirements 


Dates for UK : Almost Weekly
Locations : Every Major UK city

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Course-ID: CI-COM411
Price:

UK: 895 GBP

Duration: 2 Days

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