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Channel Capacity - Many campus
TV systems are already offering hundreds of
channels. Even 1000 channels are not enough to provide the specialty
programming that campus students and faculty want.
Analog to digital - Campus TV
systems are migrating from variable quality analog
signals to constant quality digital programs.
Merging Communication Systems
- Because TV systems are merging with Internet and
telephone systems, there is a “Who is In Charge?” challenge.
Bandwidth Consumption -
Bandwidth consumption is dramatically increasing and with a new
TV multimedia, it will continue to increase. For example, 3DTV can use up
to 60 2 Mbps streams - 120 Mbps per user!
Internet TV - Some students
are watching live TV through the Internet. They can do
this on common devices such as XBox or Playstations.
Set Top Box STB Equipment -
The types of STBs used in schools range from none to IP STB
Media Portability - Students
want to be able to watch TV in Living room, transfer to
iPhone.
Media security - Content
owners want ways to control and protect media.
Optical - Most campuses have
some optical distribution and not types of optical are
the same.
Return Networks - May need
to be a different network.
IPTV - The holy grail of TV.
Requires many new skills including HW, SW, and IT.
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University TV This book explains campus TV systems, how they operate, and how they are evolving. Digital video (MPEG, AVC, VC-1) and audio (MP3, AAC) technologies are explained. Copper, coax, wireless and optical distribution systems are described. You will learn about digital rights management and how universities are upgrading to IPTV. $34.99 Printed, $29.99 eBook |
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University TV