ZTE Communications ›› 2010, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (1): 55-59.

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Technical Analysis on Application Layer Error Control in IPTV

Xia Hongfei1, Lü Xiaopeng2, Liu Feng2   

  1. 1 . ZTE Corporation , Nanjing 210012 , P. R. China ;
    2 . Image Processing and Image Communication Laboratory of Jiangsu Province , Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210003 , P. R. China
  • Online:2010-03-25 Published:2020-02-26
  • About author:Xia Hongfei is a senior engineer in the Pre-Research Department of the Service Research and Development Institute, ZTE Corporation. He is engaged in the pre-research of key techniques for multimedia and terminal, such as NG-CDN and digital home.

    Lü Xiaopeng is a postgraduate student of the Image Processing and Image Communication Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT). His research direction is Fountain Code, a channel coding technique used in realtime video transmission.

    Liu Feng is a vice dean and professor of the Image Processing and Image Communication Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, NUPT. He has long been engaged in teaching and researching image processing and multimedia communications.

Abstract: When they provide Internet Protocol Television (IPTV ) services, IP networks face difficulties such as reduced transmission bandwidth, delay, jitter, and packet loss. A terminal-centric solution can improve the image quality by adding control policies like congestion control and error control to the receiving terminal and source code. An end-to-end application layer reliability method is usually required to satisfy IPTV requirements in the IP network. Application Layer Forward Error Correction (AL-FEC ) technology solves the problem of packet loss, and can ensure the end-to-end reliability for IPTV services.