Patent ID: 9049354
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an output signal comprising: providing a plurality of primary receiver circuit modules at a local collection facility, said plurality of primary receiver circuit modules comprising a first receiver circuit module; receiving a plurality of channel signals, said plurality of channel signals having a first channel signal; communicating the first channel signal to the first receiver circuit module and a second receiver circuit module; forming a first IP signal corresponding to the first channel signal at the first receiver circuit module; communicating the first IP signal corresponding to the first channel signal from the local collection facility through an IP network backhaul to a remote facility; decoding the IP signal to form a first decoded signal at the remote facility; encoding the first decoded signal at a first encoder module into a first encoded signal at the remote facility; multiplexing the first encoded signal into a first multiplexed signal at the remote facility; and generating the output signal at the remote facility in response to the multiplexed signal; providing a plurality of backup receiver circuit modules at the local collection facility, each of said plurality of backup receiver circuit modules corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of primary circuit modules, said plurality of backup receiver circuit modules comprising the second receiver circuit module forming a second IP signal from the first channel signal; communicating the second IP signal corresponding to the first channel signal from the local collection facility through the IP network backhaul to a monitoring system of the remote facility simultaneously with the first IP signal; displaying the second IP signal at the monitoring system; when the second IP signal is acceptable, discontinuing the steps of decoding the first IP signal to form a first decoded signal, encoding the first decoded signal at a first encoder module into a first encoded signal, multiplexing the first encoded signal into a first multiplexed signal and generating the output signal at the remote facility in response to the multiplexed signal; thereafter, decoding the second IP signal to form a second decoded signal; thereafter, encoding the second decoded signal at the first encoder module into a second encoded signal; thereafter, multiplexing the second encoded signal into a second multiplexed signal; and thereafter, generating the output signal at the remote facility in response to the second multiplexed signal.