Patent ID: 8675505
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A machine-implemented method for network information acquisition in a digital video broadcasting (DVB) network to enable access to a particular network, the method comprising: identifying a selected Internet Protocol/Media Access Control (IP/MAC) platform; receiving a list of broadcast frequencies for tuning to a particular broadcast frequency; selecting a broadcast frequency from among the list of broadcast frequencies for receiving a transport stream being transmitted on the selected broadcast frequency; acquiring network information table (NIT) information in the transport stream being transmitted on the selected broadcast frequency before an expiration of a predetermined period of time following a receipt of the transport stream; acquiring IP/MAC network table (INT) information associated with the selected IP/MAC platform based on the NIT information; creating a network list that identifies all networks referred to by all stream location descriptors associated with the selected IP/MAC platform based on the INT information, wherein the network list is distinct from the INT and NIT information; and acquiring network information for all the networks in the network list.