Patent ID: 8526450
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A host device interfacing with a point of deployment (POD), the host device comprising: an Internet Protocol (IP) physical interface unit configured to receive an Ethernet frame including broadcast data; a routing engine configured to extract an IP packet from the Ethernet frame providing a specified multicast IP address and forward the extracted IP packet over an extended channel to the POD; an IP to TS decapsulator configured to receive the extracted IP packet and extract Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG-2) TS packets carried within the received IP packet and output the extracted MPEG-2 TS packets to a multiplexer; a Broadband Interface unit configured to receive broadcast data through a cable; a Demodulator configured to demodulate the received broadcast data; the Multiplexer configured to multiplex the broadcast data and output the multiplexed broadcast data to the POD through an MPEG data flow; and a Demultiplexer configured to separate the multiplexed broadcast data, which is received from the POD, for routing.