On performance of group key distribution techniques when applied to IPTV services

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Antonio Pinto (Author) Other; Manuel Ricardo (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Computer Communications

Vol. 34 No. 14

Pages: 1708-1721

ISSN: 0140-3664

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 3 Citations

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-N50

DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2011.03.011

Abstract (EN): IPTV services consist of multiple video channels grouped in bundles, such as sports, movies or generic bundles; users typically subscribe multiple bundles, including the generic bundle. Secure IP multicast can be used to implement IPTV services, but it still has problems to be addressed. Current solutions require high computational power in video channel zapping situations, lack support for groups sourced at the users, and present a weak support for admission control in IP multicast for both sources and receivers in dynamically configured environments. This work proposes a new, secure and efficient IPTV solution that, cumulatively: (a) enforces individual access control to groups of real-time IPTV video channels; (b) enforces IP multicast admission control for both multicast senders and receivers; (c) supports user generated videos; (d) generates low signaling overheads; (e) does not introduce perceivable delays, particularly in video channel zapping situations. Moreover, this solution can be easily integrated in the IPTV architectures being developed by ETSI and ITU-T.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14