Title :
Hybrid Broadcast-Unicast distribution of Mobile TV over 3G Networks
Author :
Lohmar, Thorsten ; Horn, Uwe
Author_Institution :
Ericsson GmbH, Ericsson Res., Herzogenrath
Abstract :
Several mobile operators have already launched MobileTV services in their network. Although traditionally delivered over broadcast those services are delivered over uni-cast today. With the introduction of MBMS during 2007/2008 cellular broadcast will become an alternative transport option. In this paper we present simulation results which show that from a radio resource perspective an optimal cellular TV distribution system should not allocate broadcast resources to all TV channels. Instead only channels with high viewing probability should be delivered over broadcast, all others should be offered "on-demand" over unicast
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; television broadcasting; 3G networks; MB MS; MobileTV services; TV channels; broadcast resource allocation; cellular broadcast; hybrid broadcast-unicast distribution; optimal cellular TV distribution system; Mobile TV; Multiaccess communication; Multimedia communication; Radio broadcasting; Resource management; Streaming media; Switches; TV broadcasting; Unicast; Watches;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, Proceedings 2006 31st IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0418-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0742-1303
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.2006.322189
