Patent ID: 8194578

Claim:
A method for processing multicast/broadcast signals by an Access Service Network GateWay (ASN_GW) in a communication system, comprising: generating a first multicast/broadcast signal using a received second multicast/broadcast signal and information about a zone in which the same service is provided; generating a frame number using Time of Day (ToD) information; and transmitting, to a Base Station (BS) connected to the ASN_GW, the first multicast/broadcast signal and the frame number, wherein generating the first multicast/broadcast signal includes performing a packetization operation on the second multicast/broadcast signal using Radio Frequency (RF) scheduling information, wherein transmitting the first multicast/broadcast signal and the frame number to the BS includes transmitting information indicating a result of the packetization operation to the BS, wherein the frame number is time information indicating a time for the BS to transmit the first multicast/broadcast signal, wherein the RF scheduling information includes Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level information, wherein the ToD information is received from the BS, and is acquired from a Global Positioning System (GPS) included in the BS, wherein, if the communication system includes a plurality of BSs, generating the frame number using the ToD comprises generating the frame number using a global_Frame Number (FN), and wherein the global_FN represents an effective received_FN among received_FNs received from the plurality of BSs.