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IP Next-Generation Network Requirements for Scalable and Reliable Broadcast IPTV Services

Overview Broadcast video services and transport are playing an increasingly important role in service provider IP NGNs. Cisco has developed a service optimized IP NGN architecture, for service providers that, together with the Cisco CRS-1: Delivers emerging large-scale IP broadcast video services with the availability and reliability that ensures an entertainment-grade experience; Supports efficient and scalable distribution of these broadcast video services over an IP NGN for increased flexibility and reduced costs through proven IP Multicast technology; Enables recovery from network failures quickly and in a way that is transparent to end customers through path diversity and anycast mechanisms. With these solutions, service providers can offer scalable and reliable broadcast IPTV services over an IP NGN that delivers high quality entertainment-grade viewing experience.

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Publisher	Cisco Systems	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2006	Downloads	295
Format	White Papers
Topics	Multicasting, Scalability

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