TY - JOUR
T1 - Internet protocol television (IPTV)
T2 - The killer application for the next-generation internet
AU - Xiao, Yang
AU - Du, Xiaojiang
AU - Zhang, Jingyuan
AU - Hu, Fei
AU - Guizani, Sghaier
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) will be the killer application for the next-generation Internet and will provide exciting new revenue opportunities for service providers. However, to deploy IPTV services with a full quality of service (QoS) guarantee, many underlying technologies must be further studied. This article serves as a survey of IPTV services and the underlying technologies. Technical challenges also are identified.
AB - Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) will be the killer application for the next-generation Internet and will provide exciting new revenue opportunities for service providers. However, to deploy IPTV services with a full quality of service (QoS) guarantee, many underlying technologies must be further studied. This article serves as a survey of IPTV services and the underlying technologies. Technical challenges also are identified.
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U2 - 10.1109/MCOM.2007.4378332
DO - 10.1109/MCOM.2007.4378332
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36348956238
SN - 0163-6804
VL - 45
SP - 126
EP - 134
JO - IEEE Communications Magazine
JF - IEEE Communications Magazine
IS - 11
ER -