Summary - H.725 (06/2024) - IPTV terminal device: Virtualized model

Recommendation ITU-T H.725 specifies the functionalities of a virtualized IPTV terminal device (IPTV TD). Virtualized IPTV TD divides the IPTV terminal function (ITF) into three parts: physical terminal (PT), function platform (FP) and logical subscriber link (LSL). It identifies key features, functional components, and service procedures of virtualized IPTV TD. Functionality partition of the PT, FP, and LSL are also included in this Recommendation.
With this Recommendation, IPTV service providers are able to deploy new IPTV services with lower costs of IPTV terminals and in a more flexible way by following the architecture of virtualized IPTV TD defined in this Recommendation.