Understanding a large-scale IPTV network via system logs

• Main Author: Qiu, Tongqing
• Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2011
• Subjects: Modeling; Troubleshooting; IPTV; System logs; Convergence (Telecommunication); Telecommunication; Multicasting (Computer networks); Telecommunication systems
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41228

Recently, there has been a global trend among the telecommunication industry on the rapid deployment of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) infrastructure and services. While the industry rushes into the IPTV era, the comprehensive understanding of the status and dynamics of IPTV network lags behind. Filling this gap requires in-depth analysis of large amounts of measurement data across the IPTV network. One type of the data of particular interest is device or system log, which has not been systematically studied before. In this dissertation, we will explore the possibility of utilizing system logs to serve a wide range of IPTV network management purposes including health monitoring, troubleshooting and performance evaluation, etc. In particular, we develop a tool to convert raw router syslogs to meaningful network events. In addition, by analyzing set-top box (STB) logs, we propose a series of models to capture both channel popularity and dynamics, and users' activity on the IPTV network.