Sunday, Feb. 10
2:00 – 3:30PM
Panel Discussion: Local Exchange Carrier Video Access Issues
Panel participants will discuss provisioning issues related to
providing local access video channels as well as success stories on
embedding audio, testing ASI loops, provisioning uncompressed HD followed
by Q&A.
Session Chair: Bob Osborn, Bell South - Retired
Panelists: David Herman, Time Warner Telecom; Tom Hendricks, AT&T West;
Wallace Murray, AT&T Midwest; Tim Roberson, AT&T
Southeast
There is no additional charge to attend this session but you must be
registered for the 2008 SMPTE & VSF Joint Conference to register
and attend this session.
To secure your spot at the LEC Panel Discussion, contact:
Bob Ruhl, VSF Operations Manager
bob.ruhl@comcast.net
856-627-6672
Monday, Feb 11
8:15 - 11:45 am
IPTV to-the-Home - Network and Metadata
Challenges, Case Studies, and Solutions
Many service providers are now offering IPTV as one of the three
components of triple play services (voice, data and television). Much has
been learned about how to configure networks for IPTV to the home. Service
providers have also been studying metadata requirements in the to-the-home
environment. This session explores networking and metadata for
IPTV-to-the-home, presents a case study, and finally looks at measuring the
results in terms of the Quality of Experience of the home viewer. This
session is for anyone wanting an update on IPTV-to-the-home.
Session Chair: Brad Gilmer, Gilmer and Associates
Content Descriptors, Metadata Handling and Wrapper Technologies:
Advancements and Case Studies
Andrea Basso, AT&T Labs - Research
IP/MPLS Core Network Impacts on IPTV SLAs and Quality of
Experience
John Evans, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Ali C. Begen, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Challenges and Solutions of IPTV Deployment
Scott Shoaf, Juniper Networks
Applying Error Repair Techniques in IPTV Networks
Anna Wielosz, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Measuring Quality of Experience for Video Services
Stefan Winkler - Symmetricom
The Development of File Based Workflows at the National Geographic
Channel
Greg Larvenz, National
Geographic Channel; Janet Gardner, Perspective Media
Group
Monday Feb 11
1:15 - 4:45 pm
Compression for IPTV - New Compression Implementations to Optimize Bandwidth
Usage for New Business Opportunities
The potential applications for network content delivery continue to evolve.
As this occurs, the range of bandwidth requirements and business models
demand appropriate compression algorithms. This session explores how new
compression tools enable improved bandwidth efficiencies, enhanced quality,
and support for new businesses.
Session Chair: Lisa Hobbs, Tandberg Television
Layered Motion Compensation For Moving Image
Compression
Gary Demos, Image Essence LLC
The JPEG 2000 Standard: Bit Rates Achieved in
Mathematically Lossless, Visually Lossless, and Just Perceivable Loss
Levels
Chin Chye Koh, Video Products Group, Inc.
H.264 Video Compression for Broadcast Contribution and
Distribution
Ian Trow, Thomson
On the Use of the MPEG-4 AVC Standard in the Contribution
Market
Ali Jerbi, Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company
New MPEG-AVC/H.264 Profiles for Professional
and High Quality Video Applications
Haoping Yu, Thomson Inc.
The Need for HD Transcoding - Overview and
Implementation
Tim Simerly, Texas Instruments
Tuesday Feb 12
8:15 - 11:45 am
Infrastructure Considerations for Next Generation Media
In order to accommodate new digital distribution models, the industry has
found it needs to re-evaluate conventional television infrastructure. Topics
in this session include the management, distribution and QoS associated with
distribution of IP streams.
Session Chair: Luann Linnebur, Media Links
Managing Physical and Digital Assets for Unified Distribution
Workflows
Ron Peeters Xytech Systems Corporation
Architecture for New Media: Transforming
Content Distribution Through High Speed File Transfer
Technology
Michelle Munson, Aspera
The Monitization Mandate: How Major Broadcasters are Changing Their View
of Streaming Video
Doug Parrish, Move Networks
Advanced Standardized Solutions for Digital Media Delivery
Dr. Michael Luby, Digital Fountain
Video over Internet QoS
Challenges
Tim Heiner
, Streambox, Inc.
Ensuring Both QoS & QoE in
IPTV
Dennis Kucera, Tektronix, Inc.
Tuesday Feb 12
1:15 - 4:45 pm
Broadcast Integration Challenges in a Digital World - Audio/Video
Synchronization and Workflows
Digital television facilities are now common-place. As we gain more
experience with digital technology in television, some hot spots have
emerged. One of the most troublesome areas has
been in audio/video synchronization. Also, as digital facilities have
evolved, people are using more networking technology to connect their
equipment. Users have begun to change the way they work based upon new
capabilities which were not available with tape. Finally, as we move to an
IP-based infrastructure, critical questions have arisen regarding generating
and measuring network errors. The panel and papers in this session address
the challenges we face as we gain experience with digital television.
Session Co-Chairs: Brad Gilmer, Gilmer and Associates
& Rick Ackermans, Turner Broadcasting
IPTV Video Quality Testing
Jack Douglass, Spirent Communications
Video over IP: From contribution to distribution- End to end IP
workflow
Sarkis Abrahamian, Evertz
Maintaining Lip Sync at a Live HD/SD Simulcast Television
Network
Rick Ackermans, Turner Broadcasting
Lip Sync Panel Discussion
Panelists: Rick Ackermans, Turner Broadcasting; Stan Chayka, Sigma
Electronics; Mitch Wasden, DirecTV; James Hopkins, Fox Broadcasting; Steve
Lyman, Dolby; Patrick Waddell, Harmonic
Wednesday Feb 13
8:15 - 11:45 am
IPTV Contribution - User Requirements,
Technology and Applications
Contribution of professional video over IP networks is becoming more
common. Presenters will look at the mapping of new
compression types onto IP networks, as well as the issue of concatenation
effects in a typical IP contribution network. A novel use of P2P networking
and a case study round out the session.
Session Chair: Richard Friedel, Fox Broadcasting
Future Proofing the Studio: How One Broadcaster is Using IP to Achieve
Lasting Peace in the Format Wars
Wes Simpson, Telecom Product Consulting
Master Control Multicasting in Digital World
James Hopkins, Fox
Minimizing Bandwidth Requirements throughout the Video Chain through
the Secure JPEG2000 Video Transport
Helge Stephansen, T-VIPS
Multi-Generation Effects of H.264 Compression for
Contribution
Steve LoCicero, Harris
Professional Video Distribution over Internet Thanks to Legal P2P
Technologies+F42
Mary-Luc Champel, Thomson
From Creation to Consumption: Delivering Video for Today’s
Consumer
Derek Smith, Vyvx
Wednesday Feb 13
1:15 - 4:45 pm
IPTV Implementation - Real World Experiences
IPTV enables program distribution in a manner difficult or impractical just
a few years ago. This session will present some unique uses for networked
content distribution, and explore the benefits and challenges of IPTV.
Session Chair: Corey P. Carbonara, Baylor University
Internet Television in Research and Higher Ed
David Devereaux-Weber, University of Wisconsin-Madison
FilmGrid: Revolutionising Asset Management in a Film-Oriented
Post-Production Environment
Adrian Mouat, Edinburgh University
IP Prime Delivered, Service Options & Technology
C. Scott Birdwell, SES Americom
Quality is Key in IPTV - Ensuring Video Quality of Experience and
Service across the Broadcast Delivery Chain
Mark Podesla, Dimetis-GmbH Global; Dr.-Ing. Shahin Arefzadeh
IPTV Implementation Panel Discussion
Moderator: Corey P. Carbonara
Panelists: David Devereaux-Weber, Adrian Mouat, C. Scott Birdwell, Mark
Podesla, and Dr.-Ing. Shahin Arefzadeh
