Design of a Distribution Management System for IPTV Systems

IPTV, acronym of Internet Protocol Television, is a system that delivers television services through Internet protocol networks. Therefore, an IPTV system consists of many subsystems including content management, user management, and broadcast management systems. Among the main subsystems, the distribution management system handles purchasing orders from distributors, transcoding original content into the format designated by the distributor, and transmitting transcoded content to the server designated by the distributor. In order to realize one source multi-use and to boost content circulation, an IPTV system should be open in that any authorized content providers are allowed to upload their content for circulation and any authorized distributors are allowed to circulate content. The distribution management subsystem of an IPTV system allows distributors to request for content circulation and system managers to process distributors’ requests. Therefore, a distribution management system is one of the most important subsystems of an IPTV system. This paper introduces our design of a distribution management system for IPTV systems.