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INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION Focus Group On IPTV TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATION SECTOR STUDY PERIOD 2005-2008 FG IPTV-ID-0058 Original: English WG(s): Architecture and Requirements 1st FG IPTV meeting:Geneva, 10-14 July 2006 INPUT DOCUMENT Source: ZTE Corporation Title: Architecture and Requirement of IPTV Network Management 1．Introduction IPTV Service could include mainly some features that following: IP-based bearer network; Providing streamed audio, video and other service, such as Broadcast TV(BTV), Video on Demand(VoD) ,Time-Shift TV(TSTV), Personal Video Record(PVR) and so on； Quality of Experience(QoE), security and management functions are necessary。 IPTV service is a manageable service, and IPTV network is also a manageable network. With the IPTV service development and deployment, there must exist some new network device and terminal device, which are needed to be managed reliably and effectively. This contribution introduces the architecture and requirements of IPTV network management, including the management requirement for devices which are the central office equipments of an operator located in network side and the terminal device located in subscriber side. And it reemphasizes the physical device management and service deployment based on DSLF CWMP (TR-069) model. 2．Requirements From the program source to subscriber terminal transceiver, IPTV service chain can be segmented into 4 layers which include content provider, service provider, network provider and terminal subscriber. Similarly, it is necessary for every device located in each layer to be managed availably. Figure 1 IPTV service chain model The content provider is responsible to provide the legitimate, effective and available program content, the related activities could include collecting, importing, storing, editing, checking, recording, broadcasting and so on. So, in the content provider layer, these equipments are needed to be managed effectively, which are signal