Multimedia Broadcasting and Multicasting in Mobile Networks

About the Authors

List of Figures

List of Tables

Abbreviations and Acronyms

1.Introduction

2.Multicast

2.1.Idea of multicast

2.2.Justifying the cost of multicast

2.3.Drawbacks of multicast

2.4.IP multicast

3.Internet Protocol Datacasting

3.1.System architecture

3.2.Digital Video Broadcasting

3.3.Electronic Service Guide

3.4.Streaming

3.5.Data transmission

3.6.Interaction channel

4.Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS)

4.1.MBMS overview

4.2.MBMS architecture

4.3.MBMS services

4.4.Performance of MBMS

5.Alternative technologies

5.1.MediaFLO

5.2.Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB)

5.3.Terrestrial Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB-T)

5.4.Comparison of technologies

6.Digital Right Management (DRM)

6.1.OMA DRM V2.0

6.2.Windows Media DRM 10

6.3.IPsec

6.4.Secure Real-time Transport Protocol

6.5.ISMACrypt

6.6.DVB Conditional Access

6.7.Limitations of DRM systems

7.Business model

7.1.Common component

7.2.Components specific for IPDC

7.3.Components specific for MBMS

7.4.Terminals and networking infrastructure

7.5.Charging scenarios

7.6.Spectrum for mobile TV

7.7.Summary

8.Trials

8.1.DVB-H trials

8.2.MBMS trials

8.3.MediaFLO trials

9.User feedback

9.1.Interests

9.2.Threats

9.3.Business issues

9.4.Usage schemes

9.5.User

9.6.Comparison of services

9.7.Mobile TV ad interactivity

9.8.Summary

10.Conclusion

Index

Grzegorz Iwacz works in the Internet industry. His majorinterest is the development of web applications. He received his MSdegree from AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow,Poland (Major: Telecommunications Networks and Services) in 2006 .He also received a Bachelor s degree from Jagiellonian University,Krakow, Poland (major: Human-computer Interaction) in 2008. He wasa student at Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland in2005 and was in touch with practical aspects of multicast,especially IPDC technology implementations, while visiting Finlandin 2005 and 2006. He has a high level of interest in efficientmultimedia delivery in mobile networks and has followed the IPDCtechnology since its early stages.
Andrzej Jajszczyk is a professor at AGH University ofScience and Technology in Krakow, Poland.He received his MS, PhD,and Dr Hab. degrees from Poznan University of Technology in 1974,1979and 1986, respectively. He spent several years at universitiesin Australia and Canada. he is the author or co-author of six booksand over 230 papers, as well as 19 patents in the areas oftelecommunications switching, high-speed networking and networkmanagement. He has been a consultant to industry,telecommunications operators and government agencies. He was theEditor-in-chief of IEEE Communications Magazine and also serves onthe editorial boards of various reputed journals, including Annalesdes Telecommunications, china Communications and ComputerCommunications. Over many years he has been active in the IEEECommunications Society, where he is currently its Vice-President.He is a member of the Association of Polish Electrical Engineersand a Fellow of the IEEE.

Michal Zajaczkowski is an OSS Solution Manager in theTelecommunications Business Unit at Comarch SA. He received his MSdegree from AGH University of Science and technology Krakow, Poland(Major: Telecommunications Networks and Services) in 2006. In2005, while studying at Helsinki University of Technology,