what is iptv?

what is iptv?

IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a digital television 

service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, 

which may include delivery by a broadband connection.

A general definition of IPTV is television content that, instead of being 

delivered through traditional broadcast and cable formats, is received by

the viewer through the technologies used for computer networks. For 

residential users, IPTV is often provided in conjunction with Video on 

Demand and may be bundled with Internet services such as Web access 

and VoIP. The commercial bundling of IPTV, VoIP and Internet access is 

referred to as "Triple Play" service (when these three are offered with mobility, 

the service is referred to as "Quadruple Play"). IPTV is typically supplied by 

a service provider using a closed network infrastructure. This closed network 

approach is in competition with the delivery of TV content over the public 

Internet, called Internet Television. In businesses, IPTV may be used to 

deliver television content over corporate LANs.

What Are The Advantages of IP TV?

Advantages of IPTV include two-way capability lacked by traditional TV 

distribution technologies, as well as point-to-point distribution allowing 

each viewer to view individual broadcasts. This enables stream control 

(pause, wind/rewind etc.) and a free selection of programming much like

its narrowband cousin, the web.

IPTV covers both live TV (multicasting) as well as stored video (Video on 

Demand VOD). The playback of IPTV requires either a personal computer 

or a "set-top box" connected to a TV. Video content is typically MPEG2TS 

delivered via IP Multicast, a method in which information can be sent to 

multiple computers at the same time, with the newly released H.264 format 

thought to replace the older MPEG-2