Internet Protocol Television in Nepal Telecom, Jawalakhel 

Abstract

This report is about the internship period, covering the period of 180 hours. It includes details about the working environment and assigned tasks during internship period. The goal of internship period is to assist students in focusing their interests, thus aiding in the selection of future coursework and the assessment of ultimate career pursuits. It has provided the opportunity to re-examine my career objectives and explore the variety of opportunities in the field of computer networking. I have chosen Nepal Telecom -Internet Protocol Television for my internship. I have taken network specification so as per my course requirement I have chosen an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for my internship.
The purpose of this thesis is to know what IPTV is and how the IPTV network architectures work. The role of IPTV is to deliver video, audio and data commonly called triple play services over an IP network. This thesis describes how video on demand (VOD) shows its relation to the IPTV and introduces unicast and multicast services, IPTV protocols such as RTP and RSTP, IPTV set-top box and some other common ways of this particular technology
Video on demand is an IPTV technology that allows user to select and to watch IPTV programs on a TV or computer screen. In IPTV system, video on demand is an example of a unicast where the service can be delivered to a single recipient instead of everyone on the internet. Multicasting in IPTV system is a way of transmission in which the service can be delivered to a group of destinations over the network. The video can be viewed on a television or other display devices when it is delivered from a main server or an internet server.