Mobile data offloading can greatly decrease the load on and usage of current and future
cellular data networks by exploiting opportunistic and frequent access to Wi-Fi connectivity …

In spite of the increasing deployment of IPTV services, various functionalities still need to be
improved. One of the main challenges is a reduction in startup delays, especially in channel …

Channel zapping delay is a big challenge in delivering TV service over the Internet
infrastructure. Previous research works have studied this delay, its components, and …

This article aims at proposing a novel approach based on subscribers' behaviors and
preferences in order to reduce channel switching delay in Internet protocol television (IPTV) …

Channel switching time in IPTV services is a major parameter to satisfy IPTV users. As users
receive their requested TV channels sooner, they will be highly satisfied. The switching time …

The aim of this paper is to find out and check critical factors, which have a great impact over
IPTV Customer Satisfaction. The research studied factors like Quality of Services, Channel …

With IPTV, channel zapping time is one of the significant problems. It occurs when the user
wants to change the channel but needs to wait until the target channel is available. Various …

This chapter summarizes many research efforts that have been devoted to reduce the
channel‐zapping delay in Internet Protocol television (IPTV) systems. Channel zapping …

En este artículo se presenta una alternativa de solución arquitectónica para el despliegue y
soporte del servicio de VoD (Video bajo Demanda) de contenidos de televisión en IPTV …

Due to the enormous improvement of networking technologies and the advances in media
encoding and compression techniques, IPTV becomes one of the fastest growing services in …