A reality check on a P2P-based IPTV system - From the operator's perspective

James She, Ming Cheung, Ringo Lam

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Abstract

This paper conducts a summarized reality check of a P2P-based IPTV system from the operator's perspective (NextTV) through the analysis of large-scale operational data. NextTV is an IPTV system by a leading Asia media company based in Taiwan - NextMedia, in which P2P delivery mechanism is adopted to deal with system and network scalability issues for popular videos. This paper contributes by revealing 1) the relationship between the user properties and video popularity and 2) how effective the P2P mechanism is in the IPTV system for popular videos with different user properties. The results demonstrate a successful showcase of using the P2P delivery mechanism for IPTV services by analyzing the real operational data of all users. The approach is different from many previous works which has used simulations, test-beds and traffic measurements of an incomplete collection of users. The results potentially helps the design of the next generation of the P2P delivery mechanism for IPTV services.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE 11th Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2014
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages315-320
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781479923557
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE 11th Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2014 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Duration: 10 Jan 201413 Jan 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE 11th Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE 11th Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas, NV
Period10/01/1413/01/14

Keywords

  • Field test
  • IPTV
  • bandwidth efficiency
  • peer-to-peer (P2P) network
  • user behavior
  • video-on-demand

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