Patent ID: 7792068
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a signal in a satellite based IP communication system, said method including: receiving a signal from a satellite at a receiver, said signal including IP packets and said receiver including an Ethernet/router card; routing a first portion of said signal to a first processor; extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said first portion of said signal using said first processor; routing a second portion of said signal to a second processor; and extracting additional digital data from said second portion of said signal using said second processor; wherein said Ethernet/router card is removably inserted into a slot of the receiver and comprises a receiver backplane interface that provides the card with a clock and a packetized TCP/IP data stream, and a depacketizer that receives as input the packetized TCP/IP data stream and outputs TCP/IP packets and data.