ITU-T
International Telecommunication Union
International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium
IP Set Top Boxes
Past, Present and Future
Ajay Luthra
Adv. Tech., Motorola Inc.
aluthra@motorola.com
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STB Evolution
ITU-T
?
o 1995
• < 1 MIPS
• ~ 2 Mbytes
• 0 GB Hard Disk
• SD
• 1 Channel
• MPEG-2 Video
MP, AC-3, MPEG-2
Audio
o 2005
• > 300 MIPS
• 32 – 64 MB
• 160 GB
• SD, HD, SIF, PIP
• ~ 2 Channels
• MPEG-2 Video,
AVC/H.264, AC-3,
MPEG-2 Audio, MP-3,
AAC, AC-3+, AAC+
• Encoding (PVR)
o 2010+
• > 1 GIPS
• > 512 MB
• > 1 Tera Bytes
• Super HD
(1920x1080x60p, DCinema)
• Multiple Channels
• Next Gen
• Transcoding
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ITU-T
Set Top Box
Not your father’s Set Top Box
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Analog to Digital TransitionPhases
Time
ITU-T
Needfor
fornew
newtechnology
technology
Need
Phase 3: Thinking out of the box
Addnew
newapplications
applications/ /services
services(2003
(2003--))
Add
Phase 2: make money
ConvertMost
MostAnalog
Analogto
toDigital
Digital(2000-2005)
(2000-2005)
Convert
drive down the cost
ConvertSome
SomeAnalog
Analogto
toDigital
Digital(1995-2000)
(1995-2000)
Convert
Phase 1: New technology, old applications
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New
Capability • 4X compression efficiency
ITU-T
in last 15 years
• Higher BW Networks
• Video Storage
New
Technology
$$
$$
New Apps
• High Level of Integration
• High MIPS/$
• High MB/$
New
Demand
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ITU-T
Streaming
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STB
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xDSL
(20+ Mbps)
ITU-T
n HD + m SD Ch.
1/25 Compression
Hi-speed Modem
(6 Mbps)
1/25 (SD) => 4 SD Ch. (AVC)
1/150 (HD)
Compressed bits
xDSL / Cable Modem
(1.5 Mbps)
1/50
1/100 (SD)
ISDN (128 kbps)
1/1500 (SD)
56 k
1/100
1/3000 (SD)
H.261
MPEG 1
MPEG 2 MPEG 4
ASP
AVC / H.264
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DSL Reach Limitations
ITU-T
xDSL Downstream Performance
30
28
ADSL2+ (20 dBm)
26
24
High Speed Data
Standard Definition
Standard Definition
Standard Definition
High Definition
VDSL (14 dBm)
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
Rate (Mb/s)
MPEG4
13 Mbps
ADSL+ (14 dBm)
4
2
0
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000 10000 11000 12000
Distance (26 AWG)
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IP STB Evolution
ITU-T
2000
o
x86
2003
o
DSP
•
300 MHz
2006
o
2009+
?
CPU+Decoders
o
CPU+Decoders
•
400+ MIPS
•
> 1 GIPS
o
o
16-32 MB
0 GB
o
o
32 – 128 MB
80 – 160 GB
o
o
> 512 MB
> 1 Tera Bytes
o
Super HD
(1920x1080x60p, DCinema)
Multiple Channels
Next Gen
o
SD, SIF
o
SD, SIF
o
HD, SD, SIF
o
o
1 Channel
MPEG-4 ASP
Video, MP-3
o
o
1 channel
MPEG-4 ASP,
AVC, MP-3
o
o
~ 2 Channels
o
AVC, MP-3, AAC, o
AAC+, AC-3, AC-3+
o
Transcoding
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Motorola VIP Product Line
ITU-T
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VIP12xx
ITU-T
Single TV HD/SD + DVR Advanced IP set-top
Rear Panel Interfaces*
The VIP12xx Advanced IP
Set-Top has a built-in
Hard-Disk Drive (HDD) for
DVR functionality. It
supports applications like
Multicast, VOD and DVR
(watch and record).
The VIP12xx supports
High Def. or Standard Def.
(HD/SD) high-quality
digital video. It also can
support whole home DVR
Memory /
Performance
DRAM
128 MB
Flash
Option
CPU (MIPS)
400+
Front Panel Interfaces
Power
9
Status LEDs
9 (3)
Control Buttons
9 (7)
Remote Control
* Interfaces shown are for North-American models
CPU
IR
Ethernet
9
USB 2.0
9
Composite Video
9 (2)
L/R Audio
9 (2)
S-Video
9
Optical SPDIF
9
RF (ch.3/4)
9
YPbPr
9
HDMI
9
HPNA v.3
9
Power Supply
Integrated HDD
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USB 2.0
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External
80/160 GB
11
VIP12xx Back-Panel
ITU-T
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V
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TV
ITU-T
Streaming
IP
STB
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HD
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What is IPTV / IP STB
ITU-T
o TV / STB with IP Address
IP
Connectivity
TV/STB
Entertainment Grade Content
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IP Network
•Place Shifting
¾Transcoding
¾Protocols
•Video Phone / VoIP
¾Encoding
¾Echo Cancellation
¾Voice Recognition
Streaming
out
ITU-T
IP STB
New Applications
Ho
NPe nme
M
P htow e
P or
l
l
k
Ce
¾Transcoding
¾New Phy Layer
¾Protocols
¾Transcoding
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Home Network
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IP STB Evolution - Applications
ITU-T
?
o 2000
• On demand
— Unicast
o 2005
• On Demand
• Watch TV
— Multicast
• Record TV
o 2010+
• On Demand
• Watch TV
• Record TV
• 2 Go TV
— To (and from)
other devices in
Home
— To other places
• Mobile TV
• Interactive TV
• and Additional NonTV stuff
— Video/AudioTel.
— Home Monitoring
—…
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ITU-T
Set Top Box
Not your father’s Set Top Box
Not even your Set Top Box
you had when you left home
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ITU-T
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