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Research paper thumbnail of A Cross-Layer Interworking of DVB-T and WLAN for Mobile IPTV Service Delivery

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of A Metadata Model Supporting Scalable Interactive TV Services

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Research paper thumbnail of Personalized TV services based on TV-anytime for personal digital recorder

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2005

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Research paper thumbnail of Affordable Mobile TV Services in Hybrid Cellular and DVB-H Systems

IEEE Network, 2007

Mobile TV services are expected to become a key application in future wireless networks. The rece... more Mobile TV services are expected to become a key application in future wireless networks. The recently proposed terrestrial digital broadcast technology, DVB-H, especially designed for mobile services, is regarded as a powerful alternative to the 3G cellular networks that already offer these services out on a point-to-point basis. Unfortunately, the cost of supporting real-time streaming and full area coverage seems to be very high compared to fixed TV services. In this article we discuss hybrid IP datacast DVB-H and 3G systems as a possible solution for providing affordable network infrastructure and services. Our approach is DVB-H centric. The 3G cellular system plays the role of providing interactivity, error reporting, and repair for the DVB-H broadcast channel. To enable an easy and efficient interworking of DVB-H and 3G, we employ forward error correction at the application layer with digital fountain coding. The main way to provide lower cost services is to avoid full DVB-H area coverage from the beginning and to perform an incremental DVB-H network deployment that follows the user demand. In this direction, to hide the discontinuity in coverage from the perception of users, we propose to take advantage of the bursty character of DVB-H transmissions and the mobility of users. This is possible by sending additional parity data, either with the DVB-H or the cellular network, in the time intervals between original service bursts. We evaluate the potential DVB-H infrastructure cost savings determined by transmitting additional parity data in DVB-H when targeting vehicular users. The implications of delivering parity data through the cellular network also are discussed. The numerical investigations show a potential for significant cost savings compared with the traditional approaches

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Research paper thumbnail of Beyond Broadcast--A Hybrid Testbed for Mobile TV 2.0 Services

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Research paper thumbnail of Multimedia data processing elements for digital TV and multimedia services in home server platform

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2003

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Research paper thumbnail of Designing Ubiquitous Personalized TV-Anytime Services

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Research paper thumbnail of Reversal of Global Apoptosis and Regional Stress Kinase Activation by Cardiac Resynchronization

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Research paper thumbnail of A Cross-Layer Interworking of DVB-T and WLAN for Mobile IPTV Service Delivery

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of A Metadata Model Supporting Scalable Interactive TV Services

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Research paper thumbnail of Personalized TV services based on TV-anytime for personal digital recorder

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2005

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Research paper thumbnail of Affordable Mobile TV Services in Hybrid Cellular and DVB-H Systems

IEEE Network, 2007

Mobile TV services are expected to become a key application in future wireless networks. The rece... more Mobile TV services are expected to become a key application in future wireless networks. The recently proposed terrestrial digital broadcast technology, DVB-H, especially designed for mobile services, is regarded as a powerful alternative to the 3G cellular networks that already offer these services out on a point-to-point basis. Unfortunately, the cost of supporting real-time streaming and full area coverage seems to be very high compared to fixed TV services. In this article we discuss hybrid IP datacast DVB-H and 3G systems as a possible solution for providing affordable network infrastructure and services. Our approach is DVB-H centric. The 3G cellular system plays the role of providing interactivity, error reporting, and repair for the DVB-H broadcast channel. To enable an easy and efficient interworking of DVB-H and 3G, we employ forward error correction at the application layer with digital fountain coding. The main way to provide lower cost services is to avoid full DVB-H area coverage from the beginning and to perform an incremental DVB-H network deployment that follows the user demand. In this direction, to hide the discontinuity in coverage from the perception of users, we propose to take advantage of the bursty character of DVB-H transmissions and the mobility of users. This is possible by sending additional parity data, either with the DVB-H or the cellular network, in the time intervals between original service bursts. We evaluate the potential DVB-H infrastructure cost savings determined by transmitting additional parity data in DVB-H when targeting vehicular users. The implications of delivering parity data through the cellular network also are discussed. The numerical investigations show a potential for significant cost savings compared with the traditional approaches

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Research paper thumbnail of Beyond Broadcast--A Hybrid Testbed for Mobile TV 2.0 Services

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Research paper thumbnail of Multimedia data processing elements for digital TV and multimedia services in home server platform

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2003

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Research paper thumbnail of Designing Ubiquitous Personalized TV-Anytime Services

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Research paper thumbnail of Reversal of Global Apoptosis and Regional Stress Kinase Activation by Cardiac Resynchronization

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