Method and apparatus for providing broadcasting service for different types of wireless communication systems

A method for providing broadcasting contents by a broadcasting service provision device configured to provide identical broadcasting contents to different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, comprising:

• modifying and generating an EPG information received from an external EPG server into a type suited to a service delivery network, and broadcasting the EPG information to the corresponding broadcasting service area, wherein the EPG information is to be used in a corresponding broadcasting service area;
• transmitting the broadcasting contents, through a plurality of access nodes included in the different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, the plurality of access nodes included in the corresponding broadcasting service area, to the corresponding broadcasting service area according to predetermined broadcasting service area information;
• receiving an initiation request message regarding a broadcasting service from a subscriber terminal, and delivering the EPG information and wireless channel connection ID information enabling access to the broadcasting contents to the subscriber terminal;
• and
• selecting the broadcasting contents as desired, by the subscriber terminal, using the wireless channel connection ID information and receiving the broadcasting contents, wherein
• the broadcasting service area is classified with the plurality of access nodes included in the different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, the plurality of access nodes being grouped together regardless of the wireless access technologies, and
• the predetermined broadcasting service area information includes at least identification information of the broadcasting service area, each of the plurality of access nodes included in the broadcasting service area, and wireless access technology of each of the plurality of access nodes,
• the broadcasting contents are identically transmitted through all the plurality of access nodes included in the broadcasting service area.

A method for providing identical broadcasting contents to different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, comprising:

• modifying and generating an EPG information received from an external EPG server into a type suited to a service delivery network, broadcasting the EPG information to a corresponding broadcasting service area through the service delivery network, and transmitting broadcasting contents, through a plurality of access nodes included in the different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, the plurality of access nodes included in the corresponding broadcasting service area, to the corresponding broadcasting service area according to predetermined broadcasting service area information, wherein the EPG information is to be used in a corresponding broadcasting service area;
• receiving, by a subscriber terminal supposed to receive the broadcasting contents, the EPG information and broadcasting contents information, generating an initiation request message regarding the broadcasting service, and transmitting the initiation request message to the broadcasting service provision device;
• and
• establishing broadcasting service channel connection to the subscriber terminal when the broadcasting service provision device receives the initiation request message regarding the broadcasting service, wherein
• the broadcasting service area is classified with the plurality of access nodes included in the different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, the plurality of access nodes being grouped together regardless of the wireless access technologies, and
• the predetermined broadcasting service area information includes at least identification information of the broadcasting service area, each of the plurality of access nodes included in the broadcasting service area, and wireless access technology of each of the plurality of access nodes,
• the broadcasting contents are identically transmitted through all the plurality of access nodes included in the broadcasting service area.

A method for configuring a broadcasting service area by a broadcasting service provision device configured to provide identical broadcasting contents to different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, comprising:

• requesting, by the broadcasting service provision device, all access node controllers managed by the device to provide information regarding access nodes, to which the device can provide a service, when initial configuration or readjustment of a broadcasting service area is necessary, wherein each of the access nodes communicates with a subscriber terminal by one of the wireless access technologies;
• collecting, by the access node controller, the ID of access nodes managed by the controller and the type of wireless access technology of access nodes at the request of the broadcasting service provision device and delivering the collected ID and type to the broadcasting service provision device;
• establishing, by the broadcasting service provision device, a broadcasting service area automatically according to a predetermined policy based on information received from the access node controller;
• configuring and storing, by the broadcasting service provision device, information regarding the established broadcasting service area;
• and
• providing, by the broadcasting service provision device, the access node controller with the configured and stored information regarding the broadcasting service area, wherein
• the broadcasting service area is classified with the plurality of access nodes included in the different types of wireless communication access networks using different wireless access technologies, the plurality of access nodes being grouped together regardless of the wireless access technologies, and
• the predetermined broadcasting service area information includes at least identification information of the broadcasting service area, each of the plurality of access nodes included in the broadcasting service area, and wireless access technology of each of the plurality of access nodes,
• the broadcasting contents are identically transmitted through all the plurality of access nodes included in the broadcasting service area.