Patent ID: 7934009
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing discovery information in an IP multicast television network, comprising: multicasting offer information linking a service provider offer description and a service provider offer localization within the IP multicast television network, wherein the offer information is multicast at a predetermined offer localization known to a set top box associated with a subscriber, and multicasting stream information at the service provider offer localization, the stream information linking a multi-service transport stream and a stream localization within the IP multicast network, wherein the multi-service transport stream is multicast at the stream localization, wherein the service provider offer localization and the stream localization are different, and wherein the service provider offer localization comprises a first IP address and a first port and the stream localization comprises a second IP address and a second port, wherein the first IP address and the second IP address are different, wherein the first port and the second port are different, and wherein the first port and the second port are each configured to receive data transmitted over the IP multicast television network.