Patent ID: 7860109

Claim:
A method of processing broadcast data, the method comprising: receiving a frame including an internet protocol (IP) packet through a network and a MPEG transport packet through a cable; extracting the IP packet from the frame and routing the extracted IP packet based on a destination information included in the frame; generating an IP MPEG packet and a CableCARD MPEG packet by appending a Packet Header carrying identification information and packet identification information to each of the routed IP packet and the MPEG transport packet; and multiplexing the IP MPEG packet and the CableCARD MPEG packet and sending the multiplexed IP MPEG packet and CableCARD MPEG packet to a point of deployment (POD), wherein the packet identification information is information for identifying the IP MPEG packet or the CableCARD MPEG packet, and the routed IP packet includes a MPEG transport packet.