Patent ID: 6411607
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
An integrated IP packet satellite receiver of the type useable to receive an RF satellite signal comprising a modulated data stream including entire, unseparated IP packets within said data stream, the integrated satellite receiver comprising in combination:A. a satellite receiver frame having an RF satellite signal input port passing through the satellite receiver frame; B. a demodulator system mounted within the satellite receiver frame and being in communication with said RF satellite signal input port, said demodulator system being adapted to demodulate said data stream from an RF satellite signal received from the RF satellite signal input port and to output said demodulated data stream in digital format; C. an IP packet processor system mounted within the satellite receiver frame and being in communication with said demodulator system to receive at least a portion of said digital format demodulated data stream, extract said IP packets from said digital format data stream generally without reconstruction of said IP packets, and output said extracted IP packets to an IP packet output port passing through said satellite receiver frame, said IP packet processor system including IP addressing filters, whereby IP packets are processed by said IP addressing filters prior to being output through said IP packet port.