Analysis and evaluation of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)

IP Protocol Television (IPTV) challenges the traditional television industry by opening the Internet to high quality real time television content delivery. This paper compares between two concepts; namely: IPTV and internet TV. Furthermore, analysis is conducted based on some practical tests' results implemented in the literature. This study evaluates the impact of the Quality of Service (QoS) parameters into IPTV real-time stream environment.