Internet Protocol Television (IPTV): The Killer Application for the Next-Generation Internet

  • Authors:
  • Yang Xiao;Xiaojiang Du;Jingyuan Zhang;Fei Hu;S. Guizani

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

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.