CATV NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IPTV SERVICE

摘要

A CATV(Cable Television) network system having an IPTV(Internet Protocol TV) service providing function and a method thereof are provided to supply the IPTV service without channel change delay in consideration of a DOCSIS protocol as an MAC protocol of a CATV network, thereby supporting smooth channel change of a user and efficiently using an uplink band. A cable modem termination system(61) receives all channel data from a broadcasting server, and integrates a bandwidth of a broadcasting service with a bandwidth of a communication service. The cable modem termination system provides channel data, requested from a cable modem(62), without channel change delay based on a hierarchy structure of a DOCSIS(Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications) protocol extension stack as an MAC(Media Access Control) protocol of a CATV network. The plural cable modems request the specific channel data to the cable modem termination system, and receives the channel data.