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Taught by TVMentors IPTV expert, Gerard O’Driscoll; this course walks you through how to plan, design, maintain, and upkeep IPTV and Internet TV systems. It provides telecom professionals with a complete foundation of knowledge for entering into or advancing in the IPTV networking industry. This boot camp provides a comprehensive understanding of IPTV technologies and services. It is a combination of lecture, interactive demonstrations, and extensive hands-on lab exercises. The class size for the course is limited to 12 attendees, so that each attendee can be sure to receive the attention necessary to understand the course content.

Attendee Requirements

Knowledge of Digital TV and telecommunications is helpful but not required.

Who Should Attend?

This technical training course was developed for networking, digital TV, and telecommunications professionals planning on or currenly working wth IPTV. In particular the course in particularly relevent to attendees from the following sectors:

Cable Operator	Telecommuniation companies
Satellite Providers	IPTV System Integrators
Content Providers	Internet PRoviders of IPTV
Semi-conductor	services
Manufacturers	Mobile and Wireless Companies

Course Materials

All Attendees willbe provided with the following:

Training hand book with extensive coverage of topics discussed in the class.
A Certicate of Completion
A complimentary copy of Gerard O'Driscoll's latest book 'Next Generation IPTV Serverices and Technlogies.

Past Attendees said....

Extremely relevant to my
job and well delivered
by the course instructor.

- Ki Chang Lee, LG Electronics

The technical aspects from both a
practical and theoretical were well
explained during this intensive
boot camp.

- Nari Jung, Cisco Systems

Learning objectives

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

DAY 4


	Describe the various next generation networking technologies used todeliver IPTV
	Understand the technical differences between Internet TV and IPTV
	Describe core IPTV network technologies
	Define importantconsiderations when designing or upgrading a network to support IPTV
	Explain compression goals and characteristics
	Describe the technical architecture of the MPEG-2,H.264/AVC, and VC-1 compression standards.
	Explain the various layers of the IPTV communications model (IPTVCM)
	Understand how each layer processes IPTV packets and video frames.


	Describe the various components that are used tobuild a complete end-to-end IPTV solution.
	List the pros and cons of using multicasting
	Describe the various IPTVMulticasting Protocols used by modern day IPTV & Internet TV systems.
	Explain the routing protocols used by IPTV & Internet TV systems.
	List the key functionalities (i.e.congestion management and enforcement of QoS) of a residential gateway.
	Describe residential gateway industry initiatives.
	Specify an IP set-top box to meet your IPTV & Internet requirements.
	Describe the technical architecture of the various types of IP set-top boxes.


	Explain the functionality of the various layers used by the architecture of an IPTVCD ineractive TV system.
	Define IPTV middleware initiatives.
	Explain the operation of hardware & software centric IPTV conditional systems.
	Understand the DRM content protection ecosystem
	Specify a DRM Software and Hardware system.
	Explain analog and digital copy protection technologies used by IPTVCD interfaces.
	Deploy Whole Home media Networking (WHMN) applications.
	Describe the technical features of the various types of WHMN enabling technologies.
	Explain the ywo main types of software used byWHMN applications.
	Implement IEEE 802.10 over a home network.


	Describe the various types of VoD, which may be deployed across an IP network.
	Implement an IP-VoD technical architecture..
	Explain the various protocols used by IP-Vod systems.
	Deploy a VLAN to facilitate the integration of IPTV services cross an IP network.
	List the challenges ofintroducing HDTV as a product offering.
	Understand the requirements for HDTV inside the digital home.
	Describe the technical architecture of popular Interactive IPTV applications.
	Describe the importance of QoS and Qoe systems.
	Describe the factors that affect the delivery of IPTV services.
	Setup a QoS and QoE onitoring program.

2008 Boot Camp Schedule
10th to 14th of November in London

Need more information? Comments or queries

Contact | gerard@tvmentors.com for more information about any aspect of the 4-day Boot Camp