Internet protocol TV (IPTV) is one of the most important multimedia applications for next-
generation networks. IPTV provides triple-play services that require high-speed access …

This letter proposes a weighted scheduling mechanism for Internet protocol television (IPTV)
to improve the loss performance of multicast transmission over an Ethernet passive optical …

Video on demand (VOD) is becoming one of the most important services for many network
operators. VOD needs a huge bandwidth to deliver data in a real-time network. Ethernet …

Zap time (channel switching time) is a critical quality of experience (QoE) metric for IPTV
systems where synchronization, signaling, and propagation delays are the components …

In an increasingly content-centric world where users consume large amounts of multimedia
content, video delivery platforms over packet networks, such as Internet Protocol Television …

Peer-to-peer (P2P) applications such as P2P video streaming and internet video calling
have gained tremendous popularity and are expected to be vastly increasing in the next few …

Managing a single state-of-the-art ethernet passive optical network optical line terminal
(EPON OLT) that can support many customers with different multimedia services and quality …

Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) is an emerging high-speed access network
technology that can provide an ideal transmission platform for high-bandwidth applications …

Abstract Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPONs) are regarded as an important
technology for current access networks. However, EPONs perform poorly in differentiated …

IPTV brought great potential to give network providers the capacity to expand their market
value and revenue generated by increasing the number of users. Time-shifted IPTV (TS …