IPTV Architecture

Simon T Jones BT Chief IPTV Architect

The need for coordinated IPTV Standards

The scope of IPTV What is IPTV

Defining a structure
Where are the Standards ITU-T, DVB, ATIS, DNLA, DSL-Forum, IETF, Where should the focus be Key Interfaces Relating to NGN Possible Next Steps

IPTV Concept

IPTV Concept
IPTV is: The secure delivery of streamed visual content over a managed IP network to a customer for display on a TV Content includes Video (SD & HD) Audio (multi-language and surround)

Program data (EPG)

Applications (Red-button, Games, ) Service supports different commercial models Free Subscription Pay-per-view

IPTV Roles

IPTV Roles
Content Provider Owner of Content

Delivers contents as: Streams (including off-air), Files, Tapes

Service Provider Provides IPTV Service Ingests and protects IPTV content

Generates IPTV Streams

Network Provider Delivers IP streams from Service Provider to Customer Includes Multicast and Unicast delivery

Customer
Selects and consumes content Pay bills Note: The commercial boundary between Service and Network providers may be different from the technical boundary 6

IPTV Domains
Customer

Content Provider Service Provider

Network Provider

IPTV Domains
Structure Primary relationship is Customer to Service Provider

not linear as shown in concept model

IPTV can be related to classic 3-tier model Presentation layer - Customer Business logic layer Service Provider Resource layer Network Provider Content provider normally has relationship to service provider

IPTV Functional Components

IPTV Functional Components

Mapping Principle Functional Component of End-to-End IPTV to Domains Customer

Home gateway, Set Top Box, Display, PC, Phones

STB can include storage (PVR) and local reception (DTT, DST) Content Provider Content: Files and Off-air streams Service Provider Streaming, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Service Portal, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Billing, Customer Profiles, Customer Identity, Service Management Network Provider Management, Control & Quality of service Transport: Fixed (DSL, Fibre, Cable), Mobile Complexity requires sub-domains to be defined 10

IPTV Sub-Domains

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IPTV Sub-Domains
Customer Home Network

Home Devices
Service Provider Management Execution Content Network Provider Control & management Transport: Geographic segmentation: Core, Metro and Access Content Provider

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IPTV Functions

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Standards relevant to IPTV DVB

CEA

UK DTG

MPEG

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Origin in TV & Video moving to IPTV

Standards relevant to IPTV DNLA

DSL-Forum

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Origin in Networking moving to IPTV

Standards relevant to IPTV ITU

IETF

ETSI

ATIS IIF

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Wider focus moving to IPTV

Standards relevant to IPTV

TMF

OSS/J

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Implicit support of IPTV

Standards relevant to IPTV

Customer CEA, DLNA, DSL-Forum, DVB, ITU-T, UK DTG,

Service Provider
Management TMF, OSS-J, Execution DVB, MHP, OCAP, Content MPEG, DVB, IETF, Content Provider MPEG, Network ITU-T, IETF, ETSI, ATIS,

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IPTV NGN Mapping

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Key Interfaces

What need to be done

Where should the focus be Standardisation of Key interfaces

Clear interface between Service and Network Layers required

Support IPTV of different network technologies Mapping to NGN Some deployment are on uplifts to existing networks Most Telco deployment are heading towards NGN Architectures Work about to start in ETSI TISPAN Release 2

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Possible Next Steps

Work Actions Produce an agreed framework

Map Standards activities onto framework

Identify alignment of scope and timing between standards Identify miss-alignment and gaps

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V 1.0 24th March 2006