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Merit Annual ConferenceJune 2007
CampusCampusPerspectivesPerspectives
on on IPTVIPTV
David W. Fleig, Computing & Information Technology
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DefinitionsDefinitions• IPTV
– Extension of cable or satellite system– Requires a carefully conditioned
network• IP Video
– Broader definition• Both
– IP encapsulation and transport– May use multicast or unicast
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IPTVIPTV• IPTV is singular, unique• Extension of cable or satellite system
– Traditional programming
• TV’s, flat panels, etc. require set top box• Computers require desktop client (viewer)• Properly and carefully conditioned
network– Especially in a multi-channel, multi-viewer
environment
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IP VideoIP Video• Different
– May be a small or large system• % of network or netops utilization
– Different things to different people• Broadcasters, Educators, Research,
Corporate, Government, Defense, Finance, etc.
– Teaching & learning, research, archiving or communications tool
– Webcasting and distance learning special cases– VOD, entertainment
– Coexistence on a LAN• Also requires carefully conditioned network
– May include IPTV
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IPTVIPTV
WANWAN
STB
STB
IP EncodersProgramming
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IP VideoIP Video
WANWAN
STB
STB
IP Encoders
Variety of ProgrammingSources
Video Portal(Admin/Mgt)
VOD Server/Storage(Stored Programming)
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Complex RealityComplex Reality
Source: Cisco Systems, Scientific Atlanta
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Complex RealityComplex Reality
Source: Cisco Systems, Scientific Atlanta
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IssuesIssues
• Cost–IP vs. Legacy
• Licensing and rights–Analog…Easy–Digital…Difficult
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IssuesIssues• Cost of IPTV ownership
– 40 channels– $5K to $10K per channel / encoder– $200K to $400K– Computer-based
• 5 year replacement cycle• Annual licensing fees
– Network management• Real-time environment• Multicast• Test and measurement
– Network Consumption
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Network ConditionsNetwork Conditions
Bandwidth
Format
Bandwidth
Std Def Hi Def
Viewers
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MulticastMulticast
Bandwidth
Format
Bandwidth
Std Def Hi Def
Viewers
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EncodersEncoders• Appliance or Computer-based
– MPEG 1, 2, 4, WM• MPEG 2 – 720 x 480• MPEG 4 – 320 x 240
– Native to QT
– WM• MPEG 2 or 4• No Multicast
– H.26x• H.264
– Very convenient and portable• Broadcasting• Proprietary
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H.264H.264• Universal player• Better quality, lower bitrates• aka MPEG 4 - Part 10• ISO standard• SD and HD• Excellent for videoconferencing• Very promising
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H.264H.264• $30K+ per encoder
– Broadcast quality– Constant frame rate– 30 fps +
• 15+ DSP chips to encode• Evolving• Written for unlimited proc power• Modern, high speed computer to decode• Future
– Video Furnace, Inc.• Custom silicon
– VBrick, Inc.• $8K per encoder• 3 DSP chips
– Others…probably the same
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Which way?Which way?• EchoStar (aka DISH Network)
– Value proposal• Provide / Expand Headend – “No
Charge”– Equipment and labor– Analog or QAM– Fiber transport– STB’s– Built to WSU specs
• Tradeout - Multiyear contract– Educational rates– Negotiated ROI
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Digital RightsDigital Rights• Will you be classified as a cable
operator?• Will you be fundamentally
different than a cable company?• Concept and intent of the
Franchise Agreement – Private for-profit company vs. public
entity– Public interest test
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Digital RightsDigital Rights• IP Encoding
– Programming from somewhere…
– EchoStar• “…Can’t offer permission to IP
encode DISH programming…”
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Digital RightsDigital Rights• So you want to build one…• Be careful what you carry and
where you carry it…
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CopyrightCopyright• Google buys YouTube• Viacom sues Google for “One Billion Dollars”
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TrendsTrends• K-16
– Would like more– Research, training, academic support
• Broadcasters– Transport, switch and distribute– May not coexist well with others
• Telepresence• Digital Cinema
– 2K, 4K– 6 Gbps and up
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CameraCamera• Network – attached• HD +• H.264?
Future
LensCMoS
Solid StateImager
Computer GigE+NetworkInterface
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TrendsTrends• Test and measurement
– Real time, continuous QoS testing• Tektronix• Rohde & Schwarz• Harris
– Multicast• Verification of on-time delivery• Verification of transport• Verification of quality
– Transport and IP
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TrendsTrends• Ultra-HD
– NHK Japan– Television to Telesense– 1 Million frames per second cameras– 7680 x 4320– 32 million pixel imaging devices– 16x more detail– ITU-R BT.1769
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The Game of the CenturyThe Game of the Century
• IPTV• Triple Play
– Video, Data, Voice• Recent Headlines
– “Fiber Surges Worldwide”– “100 Megabit Nation”– “One Million Homes Connected”– “Slingbox - Consumers want technology that can
turn a computer into a TV”– “Cable Giant Comcast Tries to Channel Web TV”– “AT&T, Verizon Deploy Broadband Fiber Locally”– “Subscription TV Providers Think Out of the (Set-
Top) Box”
Sources: The Wall Street Journal, Broadband Properties, National Association of Broadcasters
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What weWhat we’’re doingre doing• Wait on “locally-encoded” IPTV• Limited
– OSTN• Student Channel
– U of M IP HDTV MiLR Project– HDTV Videoconferencing– Legacy CATV system
• IP-based tools• Drivers
– Unique, specific applications• Foreign language, Medicine
• More IP Video than IPTV
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OSTN IPTV ReceiverOSTN IPTV Receiver
Parts and CostSun x2100 Server $1,580Matrox G550LP Video Card $183Edirol UA25 Audio Interface $239TurboLinux 10f Software $79APC UPS $690Total $2,771
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MonitoringMonitoring
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Program guideProgram guide
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Might like to seeMight like to see……• Regional service
– Cost spread across multiple parties– Little or no local encoding
• Fully licensed & Secure• Design, Engineering, Support
– Test & Measurement Toolkit• Complete program offering
– Educational & Academic– Sports & Entertainment
• VoD and Archiving• Collaboration tools• Development Lab• Prefer not to build ourselves
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Computing
ConvergenceConvergence
Publishing
Courtesy: MIT Media Lab
Broadcasting