A SERVICES-ON-DEMAND LABORATORY DEMONSTRATOR WITH PC-BASED SET-TOP BOXES

This paper describes a services-on-demand (SoD) laboratory demonstrato r with personal computer (PC)-based set-top boxes (STBs). The implemen tation is part of a research project of Deutsche Telekom's Technology Centre, whose aim is the verification and demonstration of the general concept to use the German public online service ''T-Online'' with Int ernet access as a platform for SoD, The laboratory demonstrator extend s the T-Online system by broadband downstream connections between the content sewer and the customers. Authentication, billing, and navigati on through the SoD content are provided by the existing T-Online infra structure. Based on a first step configuration with two example applic ations, a first performance analysis has been made.