Internet Protocol Television IPTV is channels that are delivered over an ethernet connection. The TV signal is sent as data instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial,

satellite signal, and cable television formats (DVB-x).

IPTV is traditionally delivered over CAT5/6 cable network, requiring either a small set top box or an IPTV decoder to be built into the TV screen. The TV or video signals are converted into streams of data which pass over the network in the same way as other data traffic.

The IPTV system can deliver the viewer a much wider range of channels than they would normally recieve from the local broadcaster. These might include foreign anguage channels from other countries or additional pay TV services.

Implementing IPTV:For the delivery of IPTV a controller is required at the headend of the network. This controller receives the TV channels from all of the different sources. These might include:

• Satellite broadcasts from multiple satellites• Cable TV channels• Free to air services • Content delivered over the internet• Locally generated TV channels such as hotel information

A guide to IPTV & the Luminato

A guide IPTV & the Luminato

How it works?In order to output the TV channels over the local internet connection, the Luminato converts all of the selected incoming TV signals into a data stream. The gigabit ethernet output of the Luminato is then fed into a data switch and distributed around the building via the data network. In order to decode these data streams a set top box is required, which will provide the link between the data cable coming into the room and the TV screen. Modern hospitality TV screens now have this IPTV decoder built into them, making them a simple one box solution.

The viewer simply chooses and changes channels as if they were using their own TV at home, but can access a much wider range of content and programming.

Simplifying the implementation:IPTV data can also be transmitted to each room through the same coax cabling that is used for traditional TV signals using DOCSIS technology. DOCSIS is an international telecommunications standard that permits the addition of high-bandwidth data transfer to an existing cable TV (CATV) system.

The Teleste Luminato is an advanced digital headend platform/IPTV controller designed for live content processing. It receives TV and video signals from various satellite, cable, local and IP sources and feeds them into the hotel TV service. The modular design of the device allows the owner to insert modules for each type of signal that is required, saving cost and space.

The owner can select the exact channels and internet feeds that they require, and exclude the channels that are not needed. This leaves the hotel the availability to replace these with more guest friendly and appealing channels e.g. channels in other languages.

The Luminato features an easy-to-use graphical user interface, which allows the user to arrange the channels simply by drag and drop. Everything is visible at a glance providing the owner with an easily understandable view of their network and elim-inating a lot of manual configuration work.

A guide IPTV & the Luminato

IPTV

Gui

de_0

6/16

Cop

yrig

ht ©

201

6 Te

lest

e Co

rpor

atio

n. A

ll rig

hts

rese

rved

. TEL

ESTE

is a

regi

ster

ed t

rade

mar

k of

Tel

este

Cor

pora

tion.