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Re: Coaxial Cable TV vs. IPTV
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Koerber, Jeff)
Sat Feb 27 09:07:06 2016
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Responses inline.
Jeff Koerber
Supervisor, Student Computing Services Lab and Service Desk
Towson University
Towson, MD
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 23, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Margaret Landsparger <margaret@mtu.edu<mailto:=
margaret@mtu.edu>> wrote:
Sending this out for a friend. What can you share with me?
Coaxial Cable TV vs. IPTV
I realize all campuses operate and function differently, so I'm posting thi=
s in the form of a few questions which may lead to an online survey in the =
near future.
Does your campus maintain its own CATV distribution network or is it provid=
ed by a vendor such as AT&T, Time Warner, COMCAST, Xfinity, Dish, Campus Te=
levideo?
Yes, Comcast/Xfinity provides and maintains the headend equipment and we ma=
intain and support the coax distribution.
Has your campus changed from coaxial cable TV to IPTV within the last two y=
ears?
In November, we began offering Xfinity on Campus in addition to the coaxial=
cable TV. At some point down the road, we may decide to discontinue the c=
oaxial service. This might be necessary as more TVs drop support for Clear=
QAM.
What were some of the major obstacles after the change?
Not many problems. Comcast is currently working on inserting our locally in=
serted channels into the XoC lineup.
Comcast currently does not offer a STB, but they say that are working on it=
. Also, the service currently doesn't work on any media players. Even if it=
did, some players don't work on our network.
How much notice did you give the housing residents and the campus (academic=
, athletic, other) departments prior to the change?
None, since we didn't discontinue the coax service.
Did you receive negative feedback prior to or right after the change and wh=
o on campus (residents, academic, athletic, other) complained the most?
No
What additional hardware had to be installed in the residence halls to prov=
ide this service?
None
What additional hardware did the student (resident) need to connect to his/=
her TV to receive IPTV and was this hardware provided by a department affil=
iated with the campus if not provided by your department?
None, they use their laptops or phones to access the service.
Do you use a campus provided username/password or other authentication in o=
rder to limit service us to only faculty, staff and students?
Yes, via Shibboleth.
Did anyone see a spike in Bandwidth usage once the campus moved to IPTV, if=
so, how much additional Bandwidth is being purchased?
Comcast installed a direct line to our data center that handles all traffic=
between Comcast and the University so this doesn't use any of our Internet=
bandwidth.
Margaret Landsparger
Testing Center Coordinator
Van Pelt and Opie Library 226
906 487-1001
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<div>Responses inline. <br>
<br>
<div>Jeff Koerber</div>
<div>Supervisor, Student Computing Services Lab and Service Desk</div>
<div>Towson University </div>
<div>Towson, MD</div>
<div><br>
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Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div><br>
On Feb 23, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Margaret Landsparger <<a href=3D"mailto:mar=
garet@mtu.edu">margaret@mtu.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Sending this out for a friend. What can you share with me?
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">Coaxial Cable TV vs. IPTV<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">I realize all campuses operate and function differently, so I=
217;m posting this in the form of a few questions which may lead to an onli=
ne survey in the near future. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">Does your campus maintain its own CATV distribution network or i=
s it provided by a vendor such as AT&T, Time Warner, COMCAST, Xfinity, =
Dish, Campus Televideo?</span></p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
Yes, Comcast/Xfinity provides and maintains the headend equipment and we ma=
intain and support the coax distribution. <br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">Has your campus changed from coaxial cable TV to IPTV within the=
last two years?</span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
In November, we began offering Xfinity on Campus in addition to the coaxial=
cable TV. At some point down the road, we may decide to discontinue =
the coaxial service. This might be necessary as more TVs drop support=
for ClearQAM. <br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">What were some of the major obstacles after the change?</span></=
p>
</div>
</blockquote>
Not many problems. Comcast is currently working on inserting our locally in=
serted channels into the XoC lineup. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Comcast currently does not offer a STB, but they say that are working =
on it. Also, the service currently doesn't work on any media players. Even =
if it did, some players don't work on our network. <br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<br>
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">How much notice did you give the housing residents and the campu=
s (academic, athletic, other) departments prior to the change?<u></u></span=
></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
None, since we didn't discontinue the coax service. <br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">Did you receive negative feedback prior to or right after the ch=
ange and who on campus (residents, academic, athletic, other) complained th=
e most? <u></u></span></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
No<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">What additional hardware had to be installed in the residence ha=
lls to provide this service?<u></u></span></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
None<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">What additional hardware did the student (resident) need to conn=
ect to his/her TV to receive IPTV and was this hardware provided by a depar=
tment affiliated with the campus if
not provided by your department?<u></u></span></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
None, they use their laptops or phones to access the service. <br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">Do you use a campus provided username/password or other authenti=
cation in order to limit service us to only faculty, staff and students?<u>=
</u></span></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
Yes, via Shibboleth. <br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font=
-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb=
(0,0,204)">Did anyone see a spike in Bandwidth usage once the campus moved =
to IPTV, if so, how much additional Bandwidth is being purchased?</span></p=
>
</div>
</blockquote>
Comcast installed a direct line to our data center that handles all traffic=
between Comcast and the University so this doesn't use any of our Internet=
bandwidth. <br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
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<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div><br>
</div>
Margaret Landsparger
<div>Testing Center Coordinator</div>
<div>Van Pelt and Opie Library 226<br>
906 487-1001<br>
<br>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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