Title :
CommunityPVR: A Service to Deliver the Long Tail for On-Demand TV
Author :
Habib, Ahsan ; Goose, Stuart
Author_Institution :
Siemens TTB Center, CA, USA
Abstract :
CommunityPVR is a software service that executes on the STB devices in a service provider´s IP network. CommunityPVR forms a P2P network among set-top boxes to provide a resilient streaming service that can exponentially increase the choice of available shows.
Keywords :
IPTV; peer-to-peer computing; video on demand; video streaming; CommunityPVR; IP network; P2P network; STB; long tail delivery; on-demand TV; set-top box; software service; video streaming service; Costs; Digital video broadcasting; IP networks; Motion pictures; Probability distribution; Streaming media; TV broadcasting; US Department of Transportation; Video on demand; Video sharing; graphics and multimedia; long tail; media streaming; peer-to-peer (P2P); personal video recorder (PVR); set-top-box (STB); video-on-demand (VoD);
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMUL.2009.46
