In spite of the increasing deployment of IPTV services, various functionalities still need to be
improved. One of the main challenges is a reduction in startup delays, especially in channel …

Channel zap** delays are inconveniences that are often experienced by the subscribers
of Internet protocol television (IPTV). It is a major bottleneck in the IPTV channels switching …

Unlike traditional TV that supports a limited number of channels due to the fixed radio
frequency bandwidth, IPTV can support hundreds of channels through IP networks …

In spite of the increasing deployment of IPTV services, various functionalities still need to be
improved. One of the main challenges is a reduction in startup delays, especially in channel …

This article aims at proposing a novel approach based on subscribers' behaviors and
preferences in order to reduce channel switching delay in Internet protocol television (IPTV) …

Channel switching time in IPTV services is a major parameter to satisfy IPTV users. As users
receive their requested TV channels sooner, they will be highly satisfied. The switching time …

Extended Internet Group Management Protocol (EIGMP), which allows us to efficiently utilize
channel streams being broadcasted for other viewers in shared networks, was recently …

Formal verification of systems-on-chips (SoCs) is an immense challenge to current industrial
practice. Most existent formal verification techniques are extremely computation intensive …

Nowadays, television is the most popular media for informing and entertaining in the world.
The generalization of IPTV brings advantages in terms of IP service convergence, but has …

With IPTV, channel zap** time is one of the significant problems. It occurs when the user
wants to change the channel but needs to wait until the target channel is available. Various …