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Featured Speakers
Laurence Kirchmeier
Senior Software Engineer, Merit Network
Technical overview of current IPTV capabilities
Laurence Kirchmeier is a senior software engineer at
Merit Network, working in the
Networking R&D group. Prior to that, he was director of sales engineering at Media Station, Inc.
Kirchmeier has over 20 years of software design and engineering experience in the information
and instructional technology arenas. Currently, he oversees Merit's end-to-end performance and
QoS initiatives, among other major projects. He holds a B.S. degree with Honors in Computer
Science and Data Processing from the University of Leeds, UK.
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What is IPTV?
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) describes technologies that allow video programming to be
delivered using an IP-based network, as opposed to traditional delivery via radio waves or coaxial
cable. IPTV can be used to deliver both live content and stored, on-demand video.
What is the potential of IPTV?
IP-based video distribution promises significant advantages, including the ability to integrate
television with other IP-based services like high speed Internet access and VoIP. Using a single
network for both data and video distribution potentially allows for significant savings over
maintaining a separate coaxial plant.
A switched IP network also allows for the delivery of significantly more content and functionality.
Content remains within a defined network, and only the content the customer selects is sent into
the customer's device. That frees up bandwidth, and the customer's choice is less restricted by the
bandwidth of the last-mile network.
An IP-based platform also allows significant opportunities to make the TV viewing experience more
interactive and personalized.
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