The future of TV and media services: interactive live demo of fraunhofer FOKUS standardized converged rich media and IPTV solution

ABSTRACT

IPTV, TV2.0, interactive TV, TV over Next Generation Networks, convergence, triple and quadruple play - all these words become mandatory and part of the language used when getting in touch with a proposed new kind of media: Television and corresponding interactive premium services delivered over IP networks. The Competence Center Future Applications and Media bundles Fraunhofer FOKUS expertise in the areas of interactive applications, streaming technologies, multimedia content and telecommunication services in Next Generation Networks (NGN). The Lab realizes standard compliant Service Delivery Platforms, Client solutions and tools to enable real interactive, personalized and context-aware rich media content for a wide range of application domains. In this direction an ecosystem for Next Generation IPTV Services and Rich Media experience has been built on top of state-of-the-art technologies following upcoming standardized solutions for NGN-based IPTV by ETSI TISPAN R2 and Open IPTV Forum.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.3 Communications Applications

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Human Factors, Management, Standardization, Verification

Keywords:
IMS, IPTV, NGN, community, convergence, interactivity, personalization, rich media, standardization