IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and VOD (Video-on-Demand) services are gaining in popularity throughout the world. Consumers appreciate the versatility and customizability of these new services as well as the cost savings over traditional entertainment options, while service providers are pleased that these technologies will enable them to develop and market many new services. Consumers and service providers are not the only ones benefiting from IPTV and VOD. Enterprises throughout the globe are using telepresence to remove communication barriers and creating new operational efficiencies while also reducing the costs and inefficiencies associated with business travel.

To fully support IPTV and VOD services and the high priority traffic running from data-centers to end users, service providers will need to deploy high-bandwidth, dedicated networks that can support high performance traffic utilizing Layer 2/IP Multicast as well as MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) technologies.

IP infusion provides a full suite of products that support the various multicast technologies ranging from IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol), to PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast), PIM-DM (PIM Dense Mode) and PIMSM6 while enabling video traffic to be delivered at high quality of service.