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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Major video models may refer to: | broadcast video or multicast models replicating the behaviour of a Cable TV (CATV)system offering a customer multi-channel viewing 'store for play' model or download model allowing the customer to load the video onto a local disk for viewingVoD or unicast models allowing the customer to stream video in real-time as selected by the customer. |
Video challenges may include: | streaming video requiring real-time consistent network performanceuser perception of video to be a continuous long term experience with complaints if any significant portion goes badlyvideo being bandwidth hungry as an application. |
Competing TV broadcast technologies may include: | CATVinternet TV or content delivery network satellite TV. |
Topology of an IPTV network may include: | digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM)head end servershome gatewaymedia centresmedia content serversMPLS routersMPLS switchesset-top box (STB). |
Network architecture may include: | Access Networks:carrier Ethernetfibre to the x (FTTx) passive optical network (PON)wireless fidelity (WiFi)worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX)x digital subscriber line (DSL)core distribution network (MPLS)internet TV or content delivery network (CDN):CDN applications:hyper syndicated videosession shiftinguser generated contentinternet delivery protocols:Flash (RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPT and RTMPTE)HTTPRTSPinternet video formats:video compression protocols (Flash, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264and VC-1)video encapsulation (MP4, WMV, AVI, SWF, FLV)terminal device:home gatewaymedia centreSTB. |
IPTV standards bodies may include: | third generation partnership project (3GPP) - IP multimedia subsystem (IMS)3PPPDVBEuropean Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)Home Gateway Initiative (HGI)International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T)Open IPTV Forum (OIPF)Telecommunications and Internet converged Services and Protocols for Advanced Networking (TISPAN). |
Network parameters may include: | broadcast system:acquisition video quality (MPEG 2 - 6 to 20 Mbps)distribution video quality required(H.264 2 to 8 Mbps)level of redundancynumber of standards definition (SD) and high definition (HD) linear channelsCDS:amount and location of vault storage requirednumber of VoD titles (SD and HD)placement of streaming caches reduces network bandwidthstorage and stream redundancy requiredstreaming capacity based on peak concurrent streams requiredconditional access system:number of concurrent leasesnumber of STBspeak transactions per secondheadend control system:number of STBs changing channelsnumber of STBs rebooting at one timenetwork requirements:access and customer linksbandwidth across the corenumber of linear channels viewed at a given timeplacement of VoD streamers to save bandwidth. |
Network solutions may include: | dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) application on optical fibrenetwork capacityseparation of VoD to other applicationssize of pipestar rather than mesh topology. |
VoD design requirements may refer to: | delivery model:characteristics of customer access network and metro connection networkmanagement and support model:ways of ordering, supporting and billing service model:appliances to which video is delivered tonature of content video format. |
Network design requirements may include: | bandwidthnumber and type of core and edge routersnumber of channelsprotocols:BGPIGMPlabel distribution protocol (LDP)OSPFresource reservation protocol (RSVP)RTSPWCCPquality of service (QoS)securitythroughput. |
Factors may include: | protocol incompatibilityQoS issues:jitterlatencyloss ratethroughputrouter availability. |
MPLS network may include location and type of: | core label switch routers (Core LSR)edge label switch routers (Edge LSR)hosting servers for media content. |
Layer 2 protocols may include: | asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)Ethernetframe relay IGMP packet over SONET (POS)point to multipoint for IPTV (p2mp)PPP - unicast for VoD streamingprotocol independent multicast (PIM)spanning-tree protocol (STP). |
Operational processes may include: | content managementcustomer supportnetwork operationsservice activationservice delivery. |
VoD issues may include: | congestion level problemscustomer care costspacket loss problemspractices towards reduction of customer complaintsQoS issuesresponsibility for customer care. |
Video delivery strategies may include: | delivery dimension:linear RF format or IPTV multicast or unicaststreamed or download mobility dimension:fixed mobile bothtechnology dimension:Ethernet or tunnel infrastructure (BRAS) using IP infrastructure (DHCP)combination of both. |
Nature of an operator's business may include: | access networkbroadcast or VoD strategycontent and media productioncontent deliverycore networkhome network. |
Management tool may include: | Network and video service management for end to end video network management (ROSA)vulnerability assessment management service (VAMS). |