Patent ID: 8086742

Claim:
A method of processing broadcast data, the method comprising: receiving resource information requesting a message from a Point of Deployment (POD); responding by a host device to the POD with a resource information message including a resource identifier indicating the host device supports an internet protocol (IP)-mode; receiving an Ethernet frame including an IP packet which carries a first moving picture experts group (MPEG) transport stream (TS) packet from an external entity through an IP network; routing the IP packet based on destination information included in the Ethernet frame; extracting the first MPEG TS packet from the IP packet; receiving a cable broadcast signal including a second MPEG TS packet through a cable; demodulating the cable broadcast signal; generating CableCARD MPEG Packets (CMPs) by appending a packet header to the first and second MPEG TS packet; multiplexing the generated CMPs; and outputting the multiplexed CMPs to the POD.