What is BS EN 62766-2-1 - IPTV media format about?
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over internet protocol networks. BS EN 62766 series discusses consumer terminal function for access to IPTV and open internet multimedia services. The OPEN IPTV FORUM specifies the user-to-network interface (UNI) for consumer terminals to access IPTV and open internet multimedia services over managed or non-managed networks.
BS EN 62766-2-1 specifies formats for the audio/video content provided by IPTV services using fixed-line access networks or mobile access networks and voice and video telephony services.
BS EN 62766-2-1 defines formats for the delivery of 3D video. At the present time, delivery to fixed terminals is targeted. BS EN 62766-2-1 also defines the media formats utilised on the UNI reference point UNIT-17 of the open IPTV Forum functional architecture.
Note: BS EN 62766-2-1 does not apply to the broadcast channel input of hybrid devices except where explicitly specified.
Who is BS EN 62766-2-1 - IPTV media format for?
BS EN 62766-2-1 on IPTV media format is useful for:
- Providers of IPTV multimedia services
- Multimedia companies
- Software / IT firms
- IT engineers/professionals
- Entertainment and communication sectors
Why should you use BS EN 62766-2-1 - IPTV media format?
An IPTV system is used to provide video content over a private network in an enterprise. IPTV is a multimedia software that provides a set of multimedia services like television, video, audio, text, graphics, and data that are transported over IP-based networks and managed to provide reasonable levels of quality of service, security, interactivity, and trust.
BS EN 62766-2-1 provides you with audio-video media formats, systems layer formats, video codecs and their usage, subtitle formats and their usage, Teletext formats and their usage, audio codecs and their usage, and graphics and still image codecs and formats. For each of these codecs and formats, BS EN 62766-2-1 describes how they apply to the overall IPTV systems and to the various IPTV services, including the implications for interoperability.
BS EN 62766-2-1 describes the protected formats in relation to the total set of media format definitions. At the systems layer, two formats for the carriage of audio/video content are defined, namely MPEG-2 transport stream and MP4 file format. Audio/video content protection is performed at the systems layer.
BS EN 62766-2-1 provides you with the formats of subtitle streams which provides alternative language subtitles and closed captions for audio/video services. The decision on the use and format of subtitle streams is made by the service provider or content provider.
BS EN 62766-2-1 helps you to provide a high-quality entertainment experience to your customers.