This master’s thesis project concerns implementing and evaluating Web 2.0 services for IPTV. This thesis project was carried out at Accedo Broadband during the period August to December 2008. Accedo Broadband is a provider of interactive applications and on-demand content for IPTV. The report will analyze, specify, create, and evaluate a solution for adding Web 2.0 functionality from the most popular sites as IPTV content. We will evaluate several different web services APIs and examine how suitable they are for implementation in the context of IPTV. An IPTV set-top box has limited CPU processing power, memory capacity, screen resolution is generally limited to 720 by 576 pixels, and only a limited set of input devices and interfaces are available. The IPTV set-top box receives digitally encoded audio and video content through IP and renders this content so it is viewable on an analogue TV and the audio is output via speakers. The goal of this project is to reduce the amount of integration work and configuration necessary for creating Web 2.0 IPTV applications by creating a general framework for Web 2.0 applications. We will present and evaluate the most common web programming technologies and see which are most suitable for our purposes. We have developed four different interactive demonstration services to illustrate the usage of an IPTV platform. / Denna rapport är ett examensarbete beträffande implementering och evaluering av Webb 2.0 tjänster för IPTV. Examensarbetet har utförts på företaget Accedo Broadband under perioden augusti till december 2008. Accedo Broadband är ett företag som utvecklar interaktiva applikationer och on-demand tjänster för IPTV. Denna rapport handlar om att analysera, specificera, skapa och utvärdera en lösning för att kunna implementera en Webb 2.0 funktionalitet från de mest populära tjänsterna till IPTV. Vi utvärderar olika webbtjänsters API:er och utforska hur passande dom är. En IPTV set-up box har begränsad CPU, minne, skärmstorlek på 720×576 pixlar och en begränsad uppsättning av inmatningenheter & gränssnitt. IPTV set-top boxen tar emot digitalt kodade ljud- och videoströmmar genom IP och konverterar dem så att det går att se på en analog TV. Målet med detta projekt är reducera arbetet med integrationen och nödvändiga konfigurationer för IPTV för Webb 2.0 applikationer. Vi kommer att presentera och utvärdera den webbteknik som är vanligast förekommande och ser vilka som passar våra syften bäst. Vi har utvecklat fyra olika demonstrations applikationer för att illustrera hur en IPTV plattform fungerar.

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L’un des défis majeurs dans la convergence des réseaux et des services vers la technologie IP est le maintien de la qualité de service (QoS) des flux audio/vidéo transmis sur des réseaux sans fil pour des utilisateurs mobiles et hétérogènes. Dans cet environnement, les services multimédia doivent faire face à plusieurs inconvénients engendrés par le manque de fiabilité d’un canal sans fil et son partage par plusieurs utilisateurs. Ces inconvénients sont accentués par l’hétérogénéité des terminaux de réception (capacité de décodage, espace de stockage, résolution d’affichage, etc.) qui doivent recevoir, décoder et afficher les flux multimédia. Afin d’assurer un accès universel aux services n’ importe où, n’importe quand et en utilisant n’importe quel terminal d’accès, les applications multimédia de nouvelle génération doivent interagir avec leur environnement pour, d’une part, informer les réseaux sous-jacents de leur besoins en QoS, et d’autre part, adapter dynamiquement leurs services en fonction des terminaux de réception et des variations intempestives des conditions de transmission. Dans ce contexte, nous proposons un nouveau système pour la transmission des flux audio/vidéo sur les réseaux 802.11 basé sur l’approche Cross-layer. Ce nouveau système, appelé XLAVS (Cross Layer Adaptive Video Streaming), communique activement avec l’ensemble des couches réseaux ainsi que le récepteur final pour déterminer l’adaptation optimale qui permet d’optimiser la QoS des flux audio/vidéo. Nos contributions se focalisent principalement sur les adaptations Cross-layer mises en œuvre par le XLAVS. Ces contributions sont organisées en deux grandes catégories : les adaptations ascendantes exécutées au niveau applicatif et les adaptations descendantes exécutées au niveau MAC 802.11. Dans la première catégorie, notre apport s’articule au tour de : (1) l’adaptation dynamique du débit vidéo en fonction du débit physique disponible dans le réseau 802.11 et (2) l’adaptation conjointe du taux de redondance FEC et du débit vidéo contrôlée par la puissance du signal et les taux de perte. Dans la deuxième catégorie, nous proposons deux mécanismes Cross-layer au niveau MAC 802.11 : (1) une fragmentation 802.11 adaptative pour trouver un compromis entre les pertes de paquets et l’overhead introduit par les couches 802.11 et (2) un groupage des images vidéo au niveau MAC pour permettre au flux vidéo d’avoir un accès au canal 802.11 proportionnel à son débit. / One of the big challenges in the convergence of networks and services to the IP technology is to maintain the Quality of service (QoS) for audio/video streams transmitted over wireless networks to heterogeneous mobiles users. In this environment, the multimedia services should face many shortcomings caused mainly by the wireless channel unreliability and its sharing among many users. These shortcomings are increased by the terminals heterogeneity (i.e. decoding capability, memory storage, display resolution, etc.) which should receive, decode and display the multimedia streams. In order to allow universal access to multimedia services anywhere, anytime and using any kind of terminal, the new generation of multimedia applications have to interact with their environment, on the one hand, to inform the underling network about their need in term of QoS, and on the other hand, to dynamically adapt their services according to the receiver terminal and the changing in network conditions. In this context, we have proposed a new Cross-layer based streaming system to transmit audio/video streams over 802.11 networks. This new system, called XLAVS (Cross layer Adaptive video streaming), actively communicates with all network layers and the end receiver to determine the optimal adaptation that optimize the QoS of audio/video streams. Our contributions focus mainly on the Cross-layer adaptations implemented on the XLAVS. These contributions are classified into two major categories: the bottom-up adaptations performed at the application level and the top-down adaptations performed at the 802.11 MAC level. In the first category, our proposals have revolved around: (1) a dynamic adaptation of video throughput according to the physical rate available in the 802.11 network and (2) a join FEC and video throughput adaptation steered by the signal strength and the loss ratio. In the second category, we have proposed two Cross-layer mechanisms at the 802.11 MAC level: (1) an adaptive 802.11 MAC fragmentation to find an optimal trade-off between the packet loss and the overhead introduced by the MAC layer and (2) a video frame grouping at MAC level that allows video stream to get access to the 802.11 channel proportionally to its throughput.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2016-11-18T11:12:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Robermilton Sant´Anna de Oliveira Rodrigues_.pdf: 3942890 bytes, checksum: cd68235e6f58b7b97f966958f932b60d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-18T11:12:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Robermilton Sant´Anna de Oliveira Rodrigues_.pdf: 3942890 bytes, checksum: cd68235e6f58b7b97f966958f932b60d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-10 / IFRR - Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Roraima / Com o advento da Internet, aliado à constante evolução das tecnologias de distribuição de Banda Larga, juntamente com um público cada vez mais exigente, surge o IPTV (Internet Protocol Television). Atualmente, existem várias pesquisas sobre como melhorar sua distribuição de conteúdo, através dos mais diversos dispositivos disponíveis no mercado, tais como: TV Digital, Tablets e Smartphones. Este trabalho apresenta uma ferramenta computacional, baseada em um modelo matemático, para otimização dos parâmetros do módulo IPTV de uma Plataforma de Convergência Digital (DIGICONV). Essa ferramenta computacional é baseada em aplicações das metaheurísticas Busca Tabu e Algoritmo Genético, a fim de obter melhorias em todos os segmentos da transmissão, além de identificar os motivos de uma possível sobrecarga do sistema, quando não há banda disponível suficiente para atender a todos os clientes, através de configurações específicas nos parâmetros de entrada que são: a taxa de transmissão (Tt), a qualidade de vídeo (Qv), a qualidade de áudio (Qa), os tipos de clientes (Tc), a largura de banda do cliente (Lb) e a quantidade de banda disponível (Bd). Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho comprovaram que tanto a Busca Tabu quanto o Algoritmo Genético obtiveram resultados satisfatórios e otimizados, conforme o aumento da Função Objetivo, atestando sua eficiência. / With the advent of the Internet, combined with the constant evolution of the broadband distribution technologies, along with the public increasingly demanding, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) arises. Currently, there are several studies on how to improve the distribution of content through a variety of devices available in the market, such as Digital TV, Tablets and Smartphones. This paper presents a computational tool based on a mathematical model to optimize IPTV module parameters of a Digital Convergence Platform (DIGICONV). This software tool is based on applications of metaheuristics Tabu Search and Genetic Algorithm in order to achieve improvements in all segments of the transmission, and to identify the reasons for a possible system overload, when there is not enough available bandwidth to meet all customers through specific settings in the input parameters are: the transmission rate (Tt), the video quality (Qv), audio quality (Qa), the types of customers (Tc), the bandwidth of client (Lb) and the amount of available bandwidth (BD). The results of this study showed that both the tabu search and the genetic algorithm achieved satisfactory results and optimized, with increasing Objective Function, attesting to its effectiveness.

<p>This theses covers the design and implementation of recording functionality for a set-top box in a home network. An initial investigation is done and possibilities for extending the system to support specific features are presented. </p><p>Digital TV is becoming more common each day, and soon it will be more widely used than todays analogue standard. At the same time the need for recording TV shows remains the same or is increasing, which is shown by the number of PVR solutions popping up on the market. </p><p>The goal of this thesis work was to investigate the possibilities for extending an existing set-top box to support common PVR features and, if possible, to implement a prototype. This was supposed to be done in a home network environment with the set-top box as the digital media center. </p><p>A satisfying solution, covering basic recording functionality is defined and implemented. The solution includes recording to a USB hard drive and to a PC on the local network. On top of this, a graphical user interface is built and some simple benchmarks show the performance of the set-top box with the new functionality.</p>

Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) delivers television content to users over IP-based network. Different from the traditional TV services, IPTV platforms provide users with large amount of multimedia contents with interactive and personalized services, including the targeted advertisement, on-demand content, personal video recorder, and so on. IPTV is promising since it allows to satisfy users experience and presents advanced entertainment services. On the other hand, the Next Generation Network (NGN) approach in allowing services convergence (through for instance coupling IPTV with the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture or NGN Non-IMS architecture) enhances users' experience and allows for more services personalization. Although the rapid advancement in interactive TV technology (including IPTV and NGN technologies), services personalization is still in its infancy, lacking the real distinguish of each user in a unique manner, the consideration of the context of the user (who is this user, what is his preferences, his regional area, location, ..) and his environment (characteristics of the users' devices 'screen types, size, supported resolution, '' and networks available network types to be used by the user, available bandwidth, ..') as well as the context of the service itself (content type and description, available format 'HD/SD', available language, ..) in order to provide the adequate personalized content for each user. This advanced IPTV services allows services providers to promote new services and open new business opportunities and allows network operators to make better utilization of network resources through adapting the delivered content according to the available bandwidth and to better meet the QoE (Quality of Experience) of clients. This thesis focuses on enhanced personalization for IPTV services following a user-centric context-aware approach through providing solutions for: i) Users' identification during IPTV service access through a unique and fine-grained manner (different from the identification of the subscription which is the usual current case) based on employing a personal identifier for each user which is a part of the user context information. ii) Context-Aware IPTV service through proposing a context-aware system on top of the IPTV architecture for gathering in a dynamic and real-time manner the different context information related to the user, devices, network and service. The context information is gathered throughout the whole IPTV delivery chain considering the user domain, network provider domain, and service/content provider domain. The proposed context-aware system allows monitoring user's environment (devices and networks status), interpreting user's requirements and making the user's interaction with the TV system dynamic and transparent. iii) Personalized recommendation and selection of IPTV content based on the different context information gathered and the personalization decision taken by the context-aware system (different from the current recommendation approach mainly based on matching content to users' preferences) which in turn highly improves the users' Quality of Experience (QoE) and enriching the offers of IPTV services

This theses covers the design and implementation of recording functionality for a set-top box in a home network. An initial investigation is done and possibilities for extending the system to support specific features are presented. Digital TV is becoming more common each day, and soon it will be more widely used than todays analogue standard. At the same time the need for recording TV shows remains the same or is increasing, which is shown by the number of PVR solutions popping up on the market. The goal of this thesis work was to investigate the possibilities for extending an existing set-top box to support common PVR features and, if possible, to implement a prototype. This was supposed to be done in a home network environment with the set-top box as the digital media center. A satisfying solution, covering basic recording functionality is defined and implemented. The solution includes recording to a USB hard drive and to a PC on the local network. On top of this, a graphical user interface is built and some simple benchmarks show the performance of the set-top box with the new functionality.

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is the next generation of telecommunication systems. The system is based on an IP network and uses technologies from the Internet. The IMS system is designed to evolve from a telephone system into a general information and communication system. It is meant to include television, Video on Demand (VoD), interactive services etc, etc. It is designed to simplify the implementation of newservices in telecom networks. This report investigates security aspects of VoD services when merging an IP Television (IPTV) system with IMS. The investigation covers security functions in IMS, transitionsolutions for authentication of the Set-Top-Box (STB) in IMS, and identifies problems inthe integration of IPTV and IMS. The report concludes that IMS has good solid Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) functions that will provide security and billing functionality. One problemis found in the media control between the STB and the streaming server. This interface lacked specification at the time of investigation, and some problems have been identified. These problems have to be solved before a system can be brought into service and beregarded as secure.

This thesis is focused on design and implementation of partial part of the information system in cooperation with the integration of a new agile project management. Partial part of the information system is a web shop for company providing IPTV. This web shop will be implemented in PHP language and Nette framework. The new project management, which will be continously integrated, is agile SCRUM methodology.

This master‘s thesis is formed as a part of the research project for whose analyse is used the worldwide experimental network called PlanetLab. The whole dilemma is engaged by IPTV technology. IPTV is a protocol that makes possible transfer data of a television content over the Internet to the end user. In the IPTV technology the server is a source. These data are presented as a video and audio signal (streem) which are required to deliver to the end users. Some structure, which presents alternate these computers´connection, has been established, because the technology making use of the big pretention is used. The most patent way between the source and the destination is found. My objective is design this structure in the pursuit. The principle of the signal ramification from one node to several nodes (in group) is called multicast. Rather said from one node to the set of nodes. In the IPTV is presented each one single program for one multicast group. The concrete end users (recipients) are members of one or several obtainable multicast groups. The switch between programs demands a change from one multicast group to other group. For an analyse is used the worldwide experimental network called PlanetLab. This network was created after the floatation of three American´s universities in 2002. Nowadays it takes in more than 800 nodes which are distributed over the world. The PlanetLab is used by multinational company such as the Intel or the Hewlett-Packard. It is created for the testing and the scientific scope. I make the scripts in the Linux for the formation of the interconnecting structure. The main item by the course of the unreeling is response time. I investigate it with a command called “ping”. Everything is created in the Linux because all nodes use the operation system Linux in PlanetLab. By the help of the command “ping” I take the active nodes and response times. According to the response time I make a distance vectors which are used for the finding a location in the face of the references points which were determined before. According to the similarity of these vectors is designated to what end point is put to the point.