Patent ID: 7861132
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: H03M,H04H

Abstract:
1. A system for implementing an adaptive forward error correction (FEC) technique, said system comprising: at least one satellite; a broadcast facility having a server with program content and a system for preparing signals including said program content for uplink to each said satellite, said program content including both audio and video data; and an adaptive forward error correction system at said broadcast facility for also preparing said signals for uplink to each said satellite, said adaptive forward error correction system including; an object FEC processor that is operable to determine an amount of forward error correction according to said program content and also include said amount of forward error correction with said audio and video data of said program content so as to prepare said signals for uplink to each said satellite; and wherein program content is broadcast more than once and according to a carousel cycle and the amount of forward error correction is further determined according to the carousel cycle.