Patent ID: 6400925
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A communications satellite comprising:an up-link sub-system having a downconverter receiving a wideband signal transmission containing information organized into data packets and a demodulator and decoder demodulating the wideband signal transmission and decoding the information to obtain the data packets; a processor subsystem having a high speed switch receiving a plurality of data packets from the up-link subsystem, switching the data packets, and providing the data packets at output ports thereof, the processor subsystem comprising a plurality of coupled independent processors; software and firmware layered and distributed over the plurality of independent processors; and a down-link subsystem receiving the data packets output by the packet switch of the processor subsystem and modulating the data packets in a down link transmission, wherein the plurality of coupled independent processors operate under control of said layered software and firmware.