This work helps readers get a clear picture of IP Multicast applications for delivering commercial high-quality video services. This book provides a concise guide to current IP Multicast technology and its applications, with a focus on IP-based Television (IPTV) and Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) applications - areas of tremendous commercial interest. Traditional phone companies can use IP Multicast technology to deliver video services over their networks; cell phone companies can use it to stream video to handheld phones and PDAs; and, many cable TV companies are considering upgrading to IP technology.In addition to applications in industries seeking to provide high-quality digital video and audio, there are numerous other practical uses: multi-site corporate videoconferencing; broad distribution of financial data, stock quotes, and news bulletins; database replication; software distribution; and, content caching (for eg, Web site caching). After an introduction that gets readers up to speed on the basics, "IP Multicast with Applications to IPTV and Mobile DVB-H": discusses multicast addressing for payload and payload forwarding; covers routing in a variety of protocols, including PIM-SM, CBT, PIM-DM, DVMRP, and MOSPF; discusses multicasting in IPv6 environments and Multicast Listener Discovery; features examples of IP Multicast applications in the IPTV and mobile DVB-H environments; and, includes reference RFCs and protocols placed in the proper context of a commercial-grade infrastructure for the delivery of robust, entertainment-quality linear and nonlinear video programming.This is a concise, compact reference for practitioners who seek a quick, practical review of the topic with an emphasis on the major and most often used aspects of the technology. It serves as a hands-on resource for engineers in the communications industry or Internet design, content providers, and researchers. It's also an excellent text for college courses on IP Multicast and/or IPTV.

Subjects of the book :

Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Telecommunication Technology

Contents of the book :

1. Introduction to IP Multicast
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Why Multicast Protocols are Wanted/Needed
1.3 Basic Multicast Protocols and Concepts
1.4 IPTV and DVB-H Applications
1.5 Course of Investigation
Appendix A: Multicast IETF Request for Comments
Appendix B: Multicast Bibliography
References
2. Multicast Addressing for Payload
2.1 IP Multicast Addresses
2.2 Layer 2 Multicast Addresses
2.3 MPEG-Layer Addresses
References
3. Multicast Payload Forwarding
3.1 Multicasting on a LAN Segment
3.2 Multicasting between Network Segments
3.3 Multicast Distribution Trees
3.4 Multicast Forwarding: Reverse Path Forwarding
3.5 Multicast Forwarding: Center-Based Tree Algorithm
3.6 Implementing IP Multicast in a Network
References
4. Dynamic Host Registration - Internet Group Management Protocol
4.1 IGMP Messages
4.2 IGMPv3 Messages
4.3 IGMP Operation