IPTV

IPTV is the delivery of television content using internet over Internet Protocol networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial or satellite and cable television formats. IPTV offers downloaded media the power to stream the source media continuously. As a result a client media player can begin playing the content (such as a TV channel) soon. This is known as streaming media.


Although IPTV uses the web protocol it's not limited to television streamed from the web (Internet television). It is widely deployed in many subscriber based telecommunications networks with usually  high speed access channels into various end user premises with the help of set top boxes or other customer equipment. IPTV is additionally used for media delivery around corporate and personal networks. IPTV within the telecommunications arena is notable for its ongoing standardization process.


IPTV services could also be classified into live television and live media, with or without related interactivity; time shifting of media, e.g., catch-up TV (replays a television program that was broadcast hours or days ago), start-over TV (replays the current TV show from its beginning); and video on demand (VOD) which involves browsing and viewing items of a media catalogue.

Historically, many various definitions of IPTV have appeared which includes elementary streams over IP networks, and MPEG transport streams over IP networks and a variety of proprietary systems.


One of the official definition approved by the International Telecommunication Union focus group on IPTV which is defined as multimedia services which include television and video and also audio, data delivered over internet-based networks managed to supply the specified level of quality of service and knowledge with security and interactivity and also reliability.

Another definition of IPTV which concerning the telecommunications industry is that the one given by Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions IPTV Exploratory Group in 2005.



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