This document summarizes the challenges of implementing IPTV in an ISP network based on a presentation. It discusses 1) the lack of local references and experience, 2) issues with choosing between multiple technology options, 3) multivendor challenges, 4) traditional multicast not fitting the needs, 5) platform requirements, 6) difficulties testing without a live network, 7) integrating third party content, and 8) stringent latency and jitter requirements. It also covers challenges dimensioning the network and sharing experiences gained.

1. Experience Implementing IPTV in an ISP Network
Thong Hawk Yen
MyNOG – 4
August 2014
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2. Today Agenda
• Challenges in Implementing IPTV in an ISP network
• Dimensioning Concerns
• Experience Sharing
• Misconception
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3. The Requirement
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4. Simple Requirement – Multiple Challenges
1. No references within Malaysia, no experience.
2. Plenty of choices and variances in terms of technology. ( in fact too many )
3. Multivendor challenges.
4. Traditional multicast ( PIM over IP ) did not fit.
5. Platform Requirement.
6. Service testing – New network was not up, early adopters were in the field.
7. 3rd party content.
8. Much more stringent latency/ jitter requirement than other IP/MPLS
applications.
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5. Challenge # 1/2 : No real life reference. No experience. To many
variances.
• YES, there were references. BUT they were our competitors.
• Other sources white papers and RFCs.
• Vendors implementation documents.
• Conference papers from SANOG and NANOG.
• Most resources and reference were not multi-vendors.
• Research, research and research.
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And a lot of tests.

6. Challenge #3 :Why Multivendor ? (Why make your life difficult ?)
Pros
• Wider choice of hardware selection
• Allow for feature comparison across
different platforms.
• Keeping price down.
Cons
• Issue involving 2 or more vendors may
result gray areas.
• Inter-op test takes longer time.
• More complex engineering skill
required.
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• It is our tradition ( it is our way of life ).
• Old network were also multivendor
• We believe the Pros outweight the Cons.
• Just a matter of preference.
Our Direction.

7. Challenges #3 – Traditional Multicast Did Not Fit
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MVPN
NG-
MVPN
mLDP MBPG
Draft
Rosen

8. Challenges #1 – Traditional Multicast Did Not Fit
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MVPN
NG-
MVPN
mLDP MBPG
Draft
Rosen

9. Challenges #1 – Traditional Multicast Did Not Fit
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MVPN
NG-
MVPN
mLDP MBPG
Draft
Rosen
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10. Quick Glance at Draft Rosen
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IP Network
Forwarding Plane
GRE Tunnels
Signaling Plane
PIM
L3VPN
(multicast)

11. Quick Glance at NG-MVPN
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IP/MPLS Network
Forwarding Plane
MPLS LSP
Signaling Plane
MBGP / mLDP
L3VPN
(multicast)
Multicast was made
possible with the
implementation of P2MP
LSP
Multicast was made
possible with the
implementation of P2MP
LSP

12. Challenge #5 : IPTV Network Components
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MX480
JUNOS 10.4R4.5
Primary Sender PE
(Upstream)
cum RP
Secondary Sender
PE ( Upstream )
cum RP
Receiver PE
(Downstream )
Receiver PE
(Downstream )
P2MP LSP
P2MP LSP
P2MP LSP
P2MP LSP
Secondary
Source
Primary
Source
IP/MPLS Core
PIM and eBGP BGP Signaled MVPN
GPON Access Network
STB
TV
L2 GPON
iBGP iBGP
iBGP
iBGP
RR

13. Challenge #5 : Platform Requirements
Some important criteria but can be easily missed are as follow :
• PE router : Junos with 8.5 or later that can support P2MP LSP
• RR : Any model that support L3VPN signaling ( VPNv4 in Cisco term )
with BGP multicast VPN signaling.
• Core : Juniper M320 or Cisco CRS that is P2MP LSP aware.
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14. Challenge #6 : Service Test
• Lab test was not good enough.
• POC with real traffic and customer raise confidence level.
• Real test with a couple of hundred customer in the field on voluntary basis.
• Carefully carve out test customers with VLAN separation.
• Months of gathering customer feedback and fine tuning.
• Customer is good but it is not scientific that led us to our next challenge.
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15. Challenge # 7/8 : 3rd Party Content and Stringent Performance
Requirement
• Eye-ball quality assurance were note enough for commercial delivery of the
IPTV service.
• Probing at various point in the network were required.
• Probing at ingress to the IP/MPLS network.
• Probing at egress of the IP/MPLS network.
• Probing at the customer ( only when problem was reported by that
customer )
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16. Probing and Monitoring Is Required.
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17. How the Probe Works ?
• IGMP for all the channels.
• OOB for Probe Management.
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18. How the Probe Works ?
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Probe
sends IGMP
join msgs
Router
sends “PIM”
RP
RP sends
PIM join
source
Source
sends IPTV
traffic
Ingress router
tag MPLS
label sends in
P2MP LSP
Egress router
removes MPLS label
and sends to probe
Probe digests multicast
data and send unicast
report to NMS

19. A Quick Glance at the Probe Output
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20. Probe Output Zoomed In
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IAT = Inter-Arrival
Time
MLR = Media
Loss Rate
Threshold

21. Today Agenda
• Challenges in Implementing IPTV in an ISP network √
• Dimensioning Concern
• Experience Sharing.
• Misconceptions
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22. Dimensioning Concerns
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Upstream link
SD channel is 2-3.5Mbps
HD channel is 9Mbps
Subnet size depends
on how many
customer can each
access node handle
Increases as the
number of channels
increases.
Licensing for the
probes
Special Hardware for
tunnels
L3VPN license

23. Dimensioning Concerns - continued
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QoS bandwidth
allocation for EF
Subcriber license
scale DHCP relay.
Routing table size.
Fiber splitting ratio

24. Today Agenda
• Challenges in Implementing IPTV in an ISP network √
• Dimensioning Concern √
• Experience Sharing.
• Misconceptions
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25. Experience Sharing
• Minimum requirement for NG-MVPN at the PE is Junos 8.5 but there is still
improvement in 11.4 for NG-MVPN in some specific area.
• Some IPTV quality issue was resolved by making sure fiber readings at
each links ( cable and SFPs ) were clean to make sure it is not point to
consider when troubleshooting IPTV quality issue.
• Selection of probing solution was critical. Need to be on the same page
with the content provider.
• SLA standards – DVB’s ETSI TS 102 034
• SLA setting – Provide opportunity to benchmark and increase level by at
least 2 phases.
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26. Today Agenda
• Challenges in Implementing IPTV in an ISP network √
• Dimensioning Concern √
• Experience Sharing. √
• Misconceptions
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27. Misconception
• Multicast network is very bandwidth efficient protocol. Bandwidth is
required only when there is a downstream IPTV client requesting for that
channel. YES BUT NOT QUITE.
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28. The probes is asking all the channels all the time.
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Probe
sends IGMP
join msgs
Router
sends “PIM”
RP
RP sends
PIM join
source
Source
sends IPTV
traffic
Ingress router
tag MPLS
label sends in
P2MP LSP
Egress router
removes MPLS label
and sends to probe
Probe digests multicast
data and send unicast
report to NMS

29. Other reference
1. draft-ietf-l3vpn-2547bis-mcast-07.txt
2. ietf-l3vpn-2547bis-mcast-bgp-05.txt
3. http://www.juniper.net/us/en/training/jnbooks/day-one/junos-learning-
sphere/vday-one-intro-bgp-multicast-vpns/
4. http://www.sanog.org/resources/sanog14/sanog14-amitdash-multicast-vpn.pdf
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30. Appreciations go to individuals who have
contributed to the design and the build of
NG-MVPN architecture.

31. Thank you
&
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