METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SERVICE INFORMATION IN CABLE NETWORK

摘要

A method and an apparatus for providing broadcast service information in a cable network are provided to supply broadcast service information to which a virtual channel is allocated, thereby easily selecting broadcast contents. An IPTV(Internet Protocol Television) service information server(31) comprises service information about IPTV broadcast contents provided to a terminal device(50). A CMTS(Cable Modem Termination System)(32) receives IPTV service information from the IPTV service information server. The CMTS allocates a respectively different virtual channel to the IPTV service information according to IPTV broadcast contents.