Internet Protocol Television (IPTV): The Killer Application for the Next-Generation Internet
Yang Xiao, Xiaojiang Du, Jingyuan Zhang, Fei Hu, Sghaier Guizani · IEEE Communications Magazine · 2007
Internet protocol television (IPTV) will be the killer application for the next-generation Internet and will provide exciting new revenue opportunities for service providers. However, to deploy IPTV services with a full quality of service (QoS) guarantee, many underlying technologies must be further studied. This article serves as a survey of IPTV services and the underlying technologies. Technical challenges also are identified.