摘要 |
<p>An Internet Protocol (IP) set-top box, adapted to provide functions of local wireless communication and voice communication while providing a broadcast service on the basis of an IP, includes: a broadcast data receiving unit adapted to request a broadcast service using the IP, to receive broadcast data transmitted as an IP packet in response to the request, and to decode the received broadcast data into a displayable format; a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication unit connected to the broadcast data receiving unit, the WLAN communication unit adapted to provide services for wireless data communication and voice communication using the IP in a WLAN; a voice communication unit adapted to provide analog voice communication and voice communication using the IP; and a microcomputer adapted to determine kinds of service of an IP packet received from the outside and an IP packet outputted from the broadcast data receiving unit, the WLAN communication unit, and the voice communication unit with reference to information on the kinds of service included in the IP packet, and to control transmission paths of the IP packets according to the result of the determination.</p> |