Abstract
This paper reviews the Video-On-Demand technical trial conducted by Computer & Communication Research Laboratories in Taiwan. This trial is one of the key realization of Taiwan’s National Information Infrastructure. The primary goal is to provide a testbed and platform for new product development, interoperability test, and interactive multimedia applications. It also explores the technical difficulties from which experiences can be gained for future large scale deployment. Open system and end-to-end system are the most important requirements of the VOD system in this trial. Open system allows a variety of video servers and set-top boxes to be integrated into the system while end-to-end system requires system integration know-how.
An overview of the Video-On-Demand system is provided in this paper. The architecture of the video server, delivery network and set-top box will be examined. The system integration issues including content preparation will also be discussed.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
C. Blank, “The FSN challenge: Large-scale interactive television,” IEEE Computer, Vol. 28,Vo. 5, pp. 9–12, May 1995.
R.W. Brown and J.W. Callahan, “Software architecture for broadband CATV interactive systems,” 1995 NCTA Technical Papers, pp. 270–278.
Y.-H. Chang, D. Coggins, D. Pitt, D. Skellern, M. Thapar, and C. Venkatraman, “An open-system approach to video on demand,” IEEE Commun. Magazine, Vol. 32.No. 5, pp. 68–80, May 1994.
DAVIC, “DAVIC 1.0 specification,” 1996.
J.-J. Hsue, “Video-On-Demand (VOD) system specifications,” Technical Reference No. 113850166, CCL/ITRI.
J.-J. Hsue, C.-W. Cheng, J.-L. Liu, K.-J. Chou, and C.-I. Wang, “VOD system design issues (in Chinese),” CCL Technical Journal, Vol. 43, pp. 3–11, Oct. 1995.
T. Kwok, “A vision for residential broadband services: ATM-to-the-home,” IEEE Network, Vol. 9,No. 5, pp. 14–28, Sept./Oct. 1995.
V. Loen and E. Miller, “Subscriber terminal units for video dial tone systems,” IEEE Network, Vol. 9,No. 5, pp. 48–57, Sept./Oct. 1995.
T.S. Perry, “The trials and travails of interactive TV,” IEEE Spectrum, pp. 22–28, April 1996.
W. Pugh and G. Boyer, “Broadband access: Comparing alternatives,” IEEE Commun. Magazine, Vol. 33,No. 8, pp. 34–46, Aug. 1995.
M.P. Vecchi, “Broadband networks and services: Architecture and control,” IEEE Commun. Magazine, Vol. 33,No. 8, pp. 24–32, Aug. 1995.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1997 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Su, YL. et al. (1997). The Video-On-Demand Trial in Taiwan: A Partially DAVIC Compliant System. In: Chang, SF., Anastassiou, D., Eleftheriadis, A., Pavlik, J.V. (eds) Video on Demand Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-28766-9_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-28766-9_7
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-0-7923-9949-0
Online ISBN: 978-0-585-28766-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive