New Report Defines Which Networking Architecture is Best as the TelcoTV Market Evolves.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c70492) has announced the addition of Networking Strategies for TelcoTV Services to their offering.

TelcoTV services will put an increasingly large load on the metro aggregation networks that connect the video headend systems in the middle of the metro network with the access systems that provide the access services to the subscribers. This report describes the technologies that are available along with strategies for applying them.

Video traffic will dominate these networks as more and more on demand and personalized services are added to them. The move from broadcast to video on demand to network PVR to personalized advertising will shift these networks from data transport networks to video transport networks.

This report finds that the current Layer 3 IP and Layer 2 Ethernet architectures work well in the initial phase when the TelcoTV is just starting. However, as on demand and personalized services come to dominate, it will be necessary to shift to a Layer 1 optical architecture in order to economically support the huge increase in video traffic that this change will require.

This report identifies the strengths and limitations of Layer 3 IP, Layer 2 Ethernet, and Layer 1 optical architectures. It also defines which architecture is best as TelcoTV service providers move from broadcast to personalized on demand services.

In particular, this report addresses:

- How the TelcoTV service offerings are evolving from broadcast to on demand to network PVR to personalized advertising.

- How this TelcoTV service evolution will fundamentally change the traffic mixes on networks that support TelcoTV services.

- Which network architecture TelcoTV service providers should select based on their individual situation.

- The Layer 3 IP TelcoTV network architectures offered by Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks.

- The Layer 2 Ethernet TelcoTV network architectures offered by Alcatel-Lucent, ECI, Nortel Networks, and Nokia Siemens Networks.

- The Layer 1 optical TelcoTV network architectures offered by Ciena, Net Insight, and Sun Microsystems.

This report should be used by network planners, system architects, and investors as they consider network strategies for TelcoTV services. It will guide their choices based on both technical and business requirements based on the services provided as well as business strategies. It discusses both the approaches that should be applied when a TelcoTV service is introduced as well as when it matures with a personalized set of services and a large base of viewers.

- Telcos

- Product managers

- TelcoTV Providers

- Network planners

- Systems manufacturers

- Engineering managers

- Company executives

- Venture capitalists 

- Marketing managers

- Investors

The increasing amounts of video traffic that is being generated by TelcoTV services will cause service providers to move from their current IP and Ethernet networks toward optical video transport networks. TelecomView's new report Networking Strategies for TelcoTV Services identifies why current networks for TelcoTV services will break down and be replaced by these optical networks.

"We found that there is a broad consensus that TelcoTV services will move toward on demand, personalized services," stated Ian Cox, Principal Analyst at TelecomView. "This trend will increase the amount of video traffic on TelcoTV networks to the point where it will account for nearly all of the traffic on them."

This report discusses the IP, Ethernet, and optical network architectures offered by nine leading systems companies. It identifies the advantages and limitations of each architecture and defines which approach is best based on the services offered and the popularity of the TelcoTV service. It concludes that while IP and Ethernet approaches work well during the startup phase, an optical approach will become the best as the service becomes more personalized and more popular.

"The TelcoTV service providers are just beginning to see the limitations of their current networking approaches," stated Bob Larribeau, Principal Analyst at TelecomView and author of the report. "As they confront the issues described in the report, they will exert significant pressure for more and better approaches to TelcoTV optical networks."

This 90-page report addresses these issues and provides the information and analysis that TelcoTV providers, system suppliers, and investors need to meet changing TelcoTV networking requirements.

1 Executive Summary

1.1 Network Requirements

1.2 Layer 3 IP Networking and TelcoTV

1.3 Layer 2 Ethernet Networking

1.4 Basics of Optical Networking 

1.5 TelcoTV Network Traffic

1.6 Traffic Management on a TelcoTV Network

1.7 Layer 2 and Layer 3 TelcoTV Network Strategies

1.8 Layer 1 TelcoTV Network Strategies

1.9 Building a TelcoTV Network

1.10 Evolving to Layer 1 Optical Architectures

2 Requirements for TelcoTV Networks

2.1 Proliferation of TelcoTV Services

2.2 Evolution of TelcoTV Services

2.3 The Changing Traffic Mix

2.4 Quality and Security in TelcoTV Networks

3 Layer 3 Technologies and Strategies

3.1 Basics of IP Networking

3.2 Cisco

3.3 Juniper Networks

4 Layer 2 Technologies and Strategies

4.1 Basics of Ethernet Networking

4.2 Alcatel-Lucent

4.3 ECI Telecom 

4.4 Nokia Siemens Networks

4.5 Nortel

5 Layer 1 Technologies and Strategies

5.1 Basics of Optical Networking

5.2 Ciena

5.3 Net Insight

5.4 Sun Microsystems

6 Networking Strategies

6.1 TelcoTV Network Traffic

6.2 Quality Requirements for TelcoTV

6.3 Traffic Management for Multicast Traffic

6.4 Video On Demand Network Strategies

6.5 Layer 3 TelcoTV Network Strategies

6.6 Layer 2 TelcoTV Network Strategies

6.7 Layer 1 TelcoTV Network Strategies

6.8 Evolution to Layer 1 Optical Networks

7 Building a TelcoTV Network

7.1 Classifying TelcoTV Networks

7.2 Building a Broadcast TelcoTV Network

7.3 Building a Low Penetration TelcoTV On Demand Network

7.4 Building a High Penetration TelcoTV On Demand Network

7.5 Supporting NPVR Services

7.6 Supporting Advanced Advertising Services

8 Appendix I: Companies in this Report

9 Appendix II: Glossary 

Table of Figures

Figure 1 1: Video Traffic Loading

Figure 2 1: Global TelcoTV Subscriber Forecast

Figure 2 2: Percent of Unicast for TelcoTV

Figure 3 1: Layer 3: IP TelcoTV Network

Figure 3 2: Cisco's TelcoTV Network Architecture

Figure 3 3: Juniper's TelcoTV Network Architecture

Figure 4 1: Layer 2: Ethernet TelcoTV Network

Figure 4 2: Alcatel-Lucent's TPSDA Architecture

Figure 4 3: TPSDA Per Subscriber & Per Service QoS

Figure 4 4: Operation of TPSDA Network

Figure 4 5: ECI's MPLS over SDH Architecture for TelcoTV

Figure 4 6: Nokia Siemens TelcoTV Network Strategy

Figure 4 7: Nokia Siemens RACS Architecture

Figure 4 8: Nortel's PBT Based Network Architecture

Figure 5 1: Layer 1: Optical TelcoTV Network

Figure 5 2: Ciena's TelcoTV Architecture

Figure 5 3: Hierarchical Metro Optical Network

Figure 5 4: Impact of Packet Loss

Figure 5 5: Net Insight Architecture

Figure 5 6: Components of the Sun Streaming System

Figure 5 7: Software Architecture of the Sun Streaming System

Figure 5 8: Sun Streaming System Reference Implementation

Figure 5 9: Sun Streaming System Network Architecture

Figure 6 1: Video Traffic Loading

Figure 6 2: Multicast Operation

Figure 6 3: Video Traffic Loading with Distributed Video On Demand System

Table of Tables

Table 2 1: Top Ten TelcoTV Providers

Table 3 1: Companies Offering Layer 3 Approaches

Table 4 1: Companies Offering Layer 2 Approaches

Table 5 1: Companies Offering Layer 1 Approaches

Table 6 1: Network Traffic Quality Requirements

Table 7 1: TelcoTV Network Strategies

Table 8 1: Companies Consulted for this Report

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