Socio technical aspects /5 All socio-technical aspects are discussed exceptionally well Very good discussion of most socio-technical aspects Good discussion of some socio-technical aspects Discussion of few socio-technical aspects Unsatisfactory discussion of few socio-technical aspects. Conclusion /3 Logic is clear and easy to follow with strong arguments Consistent, logical and convincing Mostly consistent logical and convincing Adequate cohesion and conviction Argument is confused and disjointed Reference style /4 Clear styles with excellent source of references. Clear referencing style Generally good referencing style Sometimes clear referencing style Lacks consistency with many errors

Critical Analysis /20 Demonstrated excellent ability to analyse critically and sourced reference material Demonstrated excellent ability to analyse critically but did not source reference material appropriately Demonstrated some ability to analyse critically and sourced reference material appropriately Demonstrated little ability to analyse critically and did not source reference material appropriately Did not demonstrate ability to analyse critically and did not source reference material appropriately

Marking Rubric for Assignment #1: Total Marks 50 Grade Mark HD 40-50 DI 35-39 CR 30-34 P 25-29 Fail <25 Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Introduction /3 All technical features are pertinent and covered in depth. Ability to think critically is demonstrated Topics are relevant and soundly analysed. Generally relevant and analysed. Some relevance and briefly presented. This is not relevant to the assignment topic. Literature Review /15 Finding is clearly linked and well justified. Scope and limitations are provided exceptionally well Finding is clearly linked and justified. Scope and limitations are provided Finding is linked and convincing. Some scope and limitations are provided Finding is not linked and unjustified Finding is not available

Conclusion Draw a conclusion of the report with complete summary of all sections 3 Reference style Follow IEEE reference style, in text citation and complete reference list. 4 Total 50

Critical Analysis Analyse critically the given topic with detailed description of: • Underlying protocols • Middleware • Strengths and Weaknesses of IPTV application • QoS requirements There has to be at least 2-3 references for each subsection. 5* 4 =20 Socio-Technical Aspects Socio-technical aspects are to be discussed and analysed 5

Section to be included in the report Description of the section Marks Introduction Introduction of IPTV with clear description of technical features. All relevant details should be included. 3 Literature Review Literature review of performance of IPTV (At least 3 articles). Contribution of each work needs to be clearly discussed in detail. The scope and limitations of each research work should be analysed. 3*5 =15

The assignment submission must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.