Patent ID: 7471703
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A routing method for a multiplex system configured to receive N input multiplexes and provide N′ output multiplexes, wherein each output multiplex has M+L channels with L≧0, the method comprising: receiving N input multiplexes, wherein each input multiplex includes M input channels and each input channel is configured to transport an input data packet and an associated input header, and wherein each input header identifies the corresponding data packet and specifies at least one output to which it is to be routed multiplexing the M multiplexed packets so as to generate an aggregate multiplexed signal comprising all of the multiplexed input data packets representing the N input multiplexes; distributing the aggregate multiplex signal among inputs of N′ processing chains, wherein each processing chain comprises M+L selection chains disposed in parallel; demodulating and decoding each of the M input headers; encoding and modulating the demodulated and decoded input headers to generate output headers; selecting n data packets from the M+L selection chains corresponding to a k multiplexing the selected n data packets with corresponding n output headers in order to generate the k