FACILITATING ACCESS TO IPTV CONTENT USING A PORTABLE DEVICE WHILE ROAMING

摘要

An IPTV system architecture has an IPTV system (100) and an edge service router (105) connected to the IPTV system. The IPTV system is configured for facilitating delivery of IPTV content dependent upon commands formatted in accordance with a communications protocol supported by the IPTV system. The edge service router is coupled to the IPTV system and includes an IPTV Gateway (120) apparatus. The IPTV Gateway apparatus- is configured for receiving commands issued by IPTV subscriber networking devices for affecting IPTV content delivered thereto, for translating the commands from a format in accordance with a communications protocol not supported by the IPTV system to the supported communications protocol, and for providing the translated commands to the IPTV system.