Broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver

A method of determining an operational mode of a broadcasting receiver, the method comprising:

• receiving resource information,
• wherein the method further comprising:
• receiving an Ethernet frame including an internet protocol (IP) packet which carries first moving picture experts group (MPEG) transport stream (TS) packets through the IP network and a cable broadcast signal including second MPEG TS packets through a cable network;
• extracting the first MPEG TS packets from the IP packet;
• generating CableCARD MPEG Packets, CMPs, by appending a packet header to the first and second MPEG TS packets;
• multiplexing the CMPs;
• and
• outputting the multiplexed CMPs to the POD;
• decrypting CMPs encrypted by the POD and process the decrypted CMPs to be suitable For a demultiplexer;
• and
• separating the processed CMPs and route the separated CMPs.

A method of setting an operational mode of a broadcasting receiver, wherein the method comprising:

• receiving operational mode information from a point of deployment (POD);
• receiving a media access control (MAC) address from the POD when the operational mode information indicates that an operation mode is an internet protocol (IP)-mode process an IP packet which carries broadcast data through an IP network which is external to the host device;
• and
• obtaining an IP address allocated the MAC address from a server and transmitting the IP address to the POD,
• wherein the method further comprising:
• receiving an Ethernet frame including an IP packet which carries first moving picture experts group (MPEG) transport stream (TS) packets through the IP network and a cable broadcast signal including second MPEG TS packets through a cable network;
• extracting the first MPEG TS packets from the IP packet;
• generating CableCARD MPEG Packets, CMPs, by appending a packet header to the first and second MPEG TS packets;
• multiplexing the CMPs;
• outputting the multiplexed CMPs to the POD;
• decrypting CMPs encrypted by the POD and process the decrypted CMPs to be suitable for a demultiplexer;
• and
• separating the processed CMPs and route the separated CMPs.

A broadcasting receiver comprising:

• a host device configured to transmit resource information;
• and
• a Point of Deployment (POD) configured to receive the resource information,
• wherein the host device comprising:
• an IP physical interface unit configured to receive an Ethernet frame including an IP packet which carries first moving picture experts group (MPEG) transport stream (TS) packets through the IP network;
• a broadband Interface unit configured to receive a cable broadcast signal which carries second MPEG TS packets through a cable network;
• an IP to TS decapsulator configured to extract the first MPEG TS packets from the IP packet;
• a multiplexer configured to generate CableCARD MPEG Packets (CMPs) by appending a packet header to the first and second MPEG TS packets, multiplex the generated CMPs and output the multiplexed CMPs to the POD;
• a descrambler configured to decrypt CMPs encrypted by the POD and process the decrypted CMPs to be suitable for a demultiplexer;
• and
• the demultiplexer configured to separate the processed CMPs and route the separated CMPs.