IP Television (IPTV) not literally be a TV broadcast on the Internet. While the name of IP stands for Internet Protocol, does not mean that the mark on their favorite Web pages for television programs.
According to Jeremy Allaire - IPTV is generally funded and supported by major telecommunications service providers who coordinated the mission of building a competitive replacement product for digital cable and satellite services.
IP refers to sending information about the peace, tightly managed network that produces great entertainment experience. Internet Protocol Television is the television digital television delivered to your PC and not through a high-speed internet or broadband connection.
In this service line is encoded in IP format and delivered to the TV via set top box. IPTV service also includes the needs of video, which is equivalent to watching video, CD / DVD to VCD / DVD player.
IPTV works by changing the television signal into small packets of data of any type computer online traffic such as email or web page. However, for Internet protocol-based IPTV, is sensitive to packet loss and delay as the IPTV connection is not fast enough.
Most telecom operators recruitment by providing value to their clients, the main channel terrestrial transmission of telecommunication network operators, which houses broadband technology. TV content packaged into packets and encoded, then transmitted current.
Reconstructed packet to the TV programs by software in set-top box for consumers. This box is connected between your broadband modem and TV customers. Digital audio and video quality of marriage and interactive features that are better than traditional Analog TV allows viewers to search for players with a history of the game.
Customers can also schedule recording of their favorite programs when they are not at home. For video on demand feature, they can browse an online catalog movies and watch movies directly. This is cost effective for both operators and consumers as the standard using a simple network protocol IPTV expensive and require a high switching equipment and no start.
Therefore, reducing installation and maintenance costs and lower prices for their clients. Again using a digital decoders for broadband Internet connections, video can be streamed to households more efficiently than cable.