Paper Info
Title
The Work of ACTS in Interactive Distribution and Transmission: Towards Interoperable Interactive Multimedia Services
Abstract
In this paper the work of ACTS (Advanced Communications Technologies and Services) in Interactive Distribution and Transmission is described. A large potential market for real-time interactive multimedia services to the home and small business is being addressed by telecommunications and cable television operators, satellite and terrestrial broadcasters. The services vary from one-way audio visual distribution services, through asymmetrical interactive video-on-demand and Internet access, to completely symmetrical multimedia communication services. We will concentrate on projects addressing services for viewer groups of substantial size, mainly residential. The main standardisation forum for these projects is DVB, following the traditional approach of their constituency, based predominantly on satellite and terrestrial broadcaster, cable operators and their equipment manufacturers. Work of the projects in Access via Cable, Satellite, Terrestrial and MMDS will be described, as well as the techniques used to protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Access Control. These projects have been grouped in Sub-Domain 1.2 (SD2) within the Domain 1 of the Concertation process of ACTS. We will describe SD2, where Trial Coordination, Quality of Service, Access Control, Reference Model and Market Requirement have been identified as aspects with need of concertation. Contribution to the chain Global Service Integration — Interactive Multimedia Services (SII) and Broadband Access Networks — Satellite (BAS) are also described. Finally conclusions are extracted.
Year
DOI
Venue
1997
10.1007/BFb0037360
ECMAST
Keywords
Field
DocType
interactive distribution,towards interoperable interactive multimedia,standardisation,intellectual property right,quality of service,interactive multimedia,access control,reference model,communication technology,internet access,real time
Trusted third party,Interoperability,Computer science,Quality of service,Access control,Digital Video Broadcasting,Internet access,Multimedia,Interactive media,Cable television
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
1242
0302-9743
3-540-63078-3
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
1
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Francisco Guirao100.34
Leon van Noorden271.20