IPTV STB software update scheme based on SNMP
| Title | IPTV STB software update scheme based on SNMP |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Wang, Qing, Qiang Du, and Guohui Lin |
| Series Title | 2006 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (IEEE Cat. No. 06EX1238C) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| City | Place of Publication: Piscataway, NJ, USA; Place of Publication: East Lansing, MI, USA; Country of Publication: USA |
| ISBN Number | 0 7803 9592 1 |
| Keywords | Client-server systems, Computer network management, Digital television, IP networks, Protocols, Software agents |
| Abstract | Software auto update for IP set-top-box is an important feature for IPTV system deployment. A SNMP based management model has been developed to meet the requirement of efficient and reliable software auto update on a prototype of Internet protocol set-top-box (IPSTB). The model implements a distributed server-client network updating scheme, which includes an embedded SNMP agent running on IPSTBs, an enterprise specific MIB module, and a GUI SNMP management server. A dynamic duplicate backup system is also designed to enhance the reliability of software update, through which IPSTB is able to protect itself from failure updating |