Broadcasting associated service architecture and its synchronization support

Thunks to the intcrpluy between brondcusting sensice urd home nehuork technologies, ir hus been possible to freely shure digital TV contenrsfrorn home to horne. However, n/ broudcusririg service is still confined on U 7V set or U settop box. In the puper, we slrggest U tlew service InOdd of Brorrdciisring Associuted Service (BAS) in home premises. ~rhile extending digitul hroudcustirig service coveruge into horne neni~wk. We ulso present un effective .s?nchroniiutiun ~nechunisrn thut u1lu~v.s the BAS upplicutions to be executed on home iienvork terminals. providing vuriuus reul-time services tight/? ussociuted und synchronized with the progrurn confeiit~ I$ TV hrorrdcusting. Concemirig the service discoven. in the BAS model. the orchiteclure bused on home nehvork rniddle~tare is u0o proposed . Index Terms --Interactive TV, Home network, Jini, MHP i

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