FIELD: physics, communications.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to communication networks and is specifically designed for providing terminal initialisation in a communication network. A device and a method are proposed for a digital broadcast system, which enable transmission of terminal initialisation as a service or as access to a service. The terminal initialisation function can provide a terminal or group of terminals with configuration parametres, data or applications, for instance. Terminal initialisation can be transmitted in an ESG fragment which can include, for instance a service fragment, an access fragment or a content fragment. In one example the ESG service fragment can include a parametre which determines the type of the service fragment. The type of the service fragment can be indicated as a terminal initialisation service. In another example the ESG access fragment can include a parametre for indicating terminal initialisation as service or as access to a service. The content fragment can also contain terminals initialisation messages in form of files.
EFFECT: efficient and reliable terminal initialisation in a communication network.
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