Kick start developing your Own IPTV system

Are you planning to create your own IPTV system? you are at right point to start.

What you know about IPTV domain. If you google for term "IPTV", the wikipedia defines it as follows:

Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is a system through which Internet television services are delivered using the architecture and networking methods of the Internet Protocol Suite over a packet-switched network infrastructure, e.g., the Internet and broadband Internet access networks, instead of being delivered through traditional radio frequency broadcast, satellite signal, and cable television (CATV) formats.

IPTV is defined as multimedia services such as television/video/audio/text/graphics/data delivered over IP based networks managed to provide the required level of quality of service and experience, security, interactivity and reliability.

IPTV networks are basically intranet. If you've set up an intranet or public website, you can set up your own IPTV network and do what you want with it.
Webbrowser is not only made for PC's, it can also be on set-top box. You just need proper hardware and software.


Prequisites:
1. TV
2. IP set-top box
3. Multicast-capable router
4. Web server - (e.g Apache)
5. Video server
6. PLC Adaptors
7. Video files

In part two of this post, I will walk you through the process and details of each.

Part 2

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