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Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Research Laboratory

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areas for Research & Development

Environment Adaptive Media Service Technolog

Overview

The key issues of current research are to develope media encoder/decoder and application media server for situation-optimal adaptive streaming and scalable multicasting in which one source content can be available to multiple terminals with different dimensions, frame rates and video quality.

Topics

The Usage Environment Adaptive Media Service Technology targets QoS guaranteed media service for next generation IPTV which is serviceable over IP based wired and wireless converged networks and consumable at anytime, anywhere, using any device. The topics are as following:

Scalable Video Coding(SVC) Encoder & Decoder
Real-time situation-optimal Adaptation Engine
Transmission Channel Adaptive Video Streaming
Scalable Multicasting which supports Variable Quality Layers
Standardization of core technologies

Usage Environment Adaptive Media Service Technology

Achievements

Development of service framework technology based on MPEG-21 for broadcasting and communications convergent network environment(2002~2005)
Development of Ubiquitous Content Access Technology for Convergence of Broadcasting and Communications (2005-2008)
Pre-research of Distributed Video Coding (2007-2008)
Development of Open-IPTV (IPTV2.0) Technologies for Wired and Wireless Networks (2008-)

Future Plans

Upon the completion of current project, Development of Open-IPTV (IPTV2.0) Technologies for Wired and Wireless Networks, the plans of IPTV Media Research Team are:

Commercialization of video encoding/decoding, transmission, and control technologies
Establishment of base technologies for low complexity video encoder.
IPR acquisition for core technologies
Standardization activities

QoS-guaranteed 4A Networking Technology

Overview

The QoS-guaranteed 4A (Anytime, Anywhere, Any-device, Any-contents) networking technology aims to provide the networking infrastructure which enables subscribers to seamlessly enjoy high-quality converged services at anywhere and anytime. To achieve the goal, we focus on the development of some core technologies including seamless mobility management over heterogeneous networks, QoS guarantee for mobile subscribers, transport QoS control considering media quality, networking support for environment-adaptive media, etc. Another major concern is to standardize those technologies in the international SDOs.

Major R&D Fields

Development of core technologies for seamless mobility management and mobility-aware QoS control to provide high-quality IPTV services to mobile subscribers

ALL-IP network

Fast handover control and access authentication technology
Advance resource reservation/management for mobile subscribers
Dynamic transport QoS control depending on media quality
Network support to environment-adaptive media
Mobile multicast architecture for fixed-mobile convergence network

Major R&D Achievements

High-speed network-based mobility control system over heterogeneous access networks (2008)
Converged user profile and authentication control server (2008)
International standard technology for mobility management in NGN (2008)
Development of the network resource reservation and management technology for mobile subscribers in FMC (2009)
Development of the media quality and transport QoS control technology (2009)
Development of the integrated networking system for QoS-guaranteed 4A services (2010)

Future R&D Plan

We plan to stabilize and enhance our network-based mobility control system in preparation for its field test and commercialization. Based on the system, we will develop and integrate some enhanced functions for seamless QoS guarantee for mobile subscribers, multicast with mobility support, and service networking optimized to various converged applications.
These would be core technologies to build the infrastructure for advanced IPTV2.0 service.
To standardize those technologies is also one of the important plans.
Cooperation with IPTV service providers can accelerate the introduction of advanced converged services represented by mobility, intelligence and participation.

Open IPTV Platform Technology

Overview

The open IPTV platform technologies supports realistic convergence services (remote medical care, remote education) and provides service access and delivery platforms to easily distribute, share and consume the IPTV contents among home appliances and 3rd-party service providers. We develop and standardize architecture and essential technologies of the open IPTV Media Service Platform(MSP) and Service Delivery overylay Network(SDN).

Major R&D Fields

Development and standardization of next generation IPTV service platform technologies to support service creation, distribution and sharing

Technology of open IPTV platform

Research an architecture and an essential technology of open IPTV platform
Development of open IPTV media service platform and enabler technology
Development of open IPTV service connection and delivery system technology
Standardization of platform based IPTV technology

Major R&D Achievements

Open IPTV platform (2011)
: media service platform, value-added enabler, hosting-type IPTV platform
Development of IPTV service creation/delivery/management server(2011)
Development of intelligent IPTV home media server and contents distribution application technology (2011)
: contents sharing/interworking middleware module, S/W and H/W adapter
Standardization of platform based IPTV technology

Future R&D Plan

The open IPTV platform technology is in an initial stage of development. We develop the technologies which include a media service platform, platform hosting, media distribution, and service delivery network providing a creation and a delivery of converged service and contents sharing.
Furthermore, we will development a contents sharing service with a maximized user convenience among digital devices, a public-service, a remote medical care service and a remote education with reality contents for commercialization.

Mobile & Social IPTV Service Technology in FMC Environment

Overview

IPTV service which provides real-time services has been developed toward providing customized IPTV service that users can choose based on their preference, mobile IPTV service that users can access whenever and wherever they want and High-definition IPTV(effective IPTV) service that includes 3D graphics. In order to make the requirements mentioned above, we research social-based community IPTV service technology and mobile multicast architecture supporting the service continuity in fixed-mobile convergence environment.

Major R&D Plans

We have researched a mobile multicast architecture supporting the service continuity in FMC environments and developed the multi-screen adaptive enabler and the social IPTV enabler technologies for social-based community services.

Mobile multicast architecture and technology supporting the service continuity
Social-based community IPTV service technology
Standardization of IPTV service platform architecture

Major R&D Achievements

The mobile multicast architecture and service continuity technology (2010)
The multi-screen adaptive enabler and social context and market enabler for social-based community IPTV service (2010)
Standardization of IPTV service platform architecture (2010)

Future R&D Plans

These R&D results can be used in social IPTV service technologies, which are easily provided the creation, distribution and consumption of high-quality contents by users in fixed mobile convergence environment

Group Service and Service Continuity Control Technology

Overview

Under the environment of converging wired/wireless network and broadcasting/ telecommunication service, numerous users make groups and share information.
We are developing multilateral control technology for transition of service type or media transformation according to users' condition and various devices participating in services.
We are also developing service continuity technology supporting converged service continuity in various types of terminals through session history based mobility control.

Major R&D Fields

Development of multilateral service continuity technology for supporting introduction of various broadcasting and telecommunication service of community type in wired and wireless, IPTV integrated network provider and realizing 3-screen convergence service in various types of terminals through session history based mobility control.

Multilateral Service & Service continuity Control System

Development of control technology for multilateral broadcasting and telecommunication convergence interactive service
Development of dynamic media transition technology for multilateral service control
Development of control technology for continuity of broadcasting and telecommunication convergence service
Development of session history-based synchronization technology for control of service continuity

Major R&D Achievements

Development of control technology of interactive service converging broadcasting and telecommunication service (2011)
multilateral control system according to device context-aware and participation mode
converged multimedia conference / messaging service control and multilateral media control system
Development of control technology to multi-session continuity in broadcasting and telecommunication converged service(2011)
session mobility control between devices or networks and multi-session mobility control
session history management for multi-session control and contents synchronization
provisioning of multilateral service continuity
Development of interworking technology between device mobility control layers(2011)
Standardization of service continuity technology

Future R&D Plan

By developing service continuity control technology supporting participation of users in broadcasting and telecommunication converged community service according to users' circumstances under multi-device environment and session/service level mobility control technology supporting control of multilateral connection and multi-session service, we will make service continuity supporting platform that can be applied to mobile IPTV service and social network based application services.

IPTV Set-top-Box Technology

Overview

To boosting domestic IPTV market, we have developing the multi-functional set-top box SoC chips and a commercial IPTV set-top box. Also, a wireless terminal for next-generation mobile IPTV has been developed. For mobile IPTV terminal, we are developing the SVC codec, which can be applicable to the wired/wireless equipments as adaptively operating according to the channel environment.

Major R&D Fields

Development of SoC for IPTV set-top box and set-top box terminal
Development of SoC for STB(Set Top Box)
Development of IPTV STB
Development of IPTV STB middle-ware and application software

Development of mobile IPTV terminal
Development of next-generation video codec SVC and control programs
Development of mobile IPTV terminal platform with embedded SVC codec
Development of core technologies for mobile IPTV terminal

IPTV STB SoC/IPTV STB Functional Block Diagram

Major R&D Achievements

IPTV STB SoC (MP-1)
SDK for MP-1 Soc
IPTV STB Prototype using MP-1 SoC

Future R&D Plan

We will develop mobile terminal platform, middle ware, and application software for Broadcast-communication convergence of mobile IPTV. Especially, as being a mobile IPTV global leader, we will research and develop the multi-functional high-speed mobile terminal architectures, which support personal broadcasting station completely, and usage model for next generation mobile IPTV.
Also, to create new services, we will focus on the research related to the core technologies such as low-power consumption green home station converged with mobile IPTV terminal and IPTV set-top box, and seamless IPTV mobility technology for indoor/outdoor environment.

IMT-Advanced Mobile IPTV Core Technology

Overview

For all the current service trend, it is necessary to providing the mobile IPTV service in order to offer the services which they want to user at anytime and anywhere, and the various research and development activities for mobile IPTV have been performed by domestic and foreign research organizations.
To achieving the technical leadership and the market preoccupancy, we have been developing the mobile IPTV core technologies based on IMT-Advanced mobile telecommunications that is the enhanced version of WiBro which we already possess the core technologies.

Major R&D Fields

Development of core technologies and algorithm of mobile IPTV based on IMT-Advanced(802.16m) technology
Development of performance enhancement technology for mobile access network
Development of organizing and controlling technologies for IPTV service network
Development of service control technologies based on multi-carrier technology to provide high-quality(SD/HD-class) IPTV service
Multi-carrier resource allocation technologies
Service mobility management technologies according to IPTV traffic attributes
VoD control algorithm based on social demand
Development of Mobile IPTV Testbed for testing the related technologies
Development of International standards on 802.16m for Mobile IPTV services

Mobile IPTV Service Concepts

Major R&D Achievements

Mobile IPTV Testbed Equipments
Mobile IPTV MBS Server
Mobile IPTV Base Station
Mobile IPTV Terminal Platform
Simulator for evaluating and testing the core technologies

Future R&D Plan

We will use this R&D result to research and develop the mobile IPTV service technologies for next generation mobile telecommunication, and we are going to extend and make advance it's functionality and performance continuously.
In future, we will research and develop mobile IPTV core technologies based on 3GPP LTE-Advanced mobile communication technologies. We will also research the performance enhancement technologies for the radio access network and its service technologies to serve the high-quality services such as HD and UHD including 3D services.

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