Patent ID: 8656436
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the freely programmable conversion of 1 to m transponders into n transponder blocks (TB 1 to TBn) of a satellite reception and distribution system, comprising: a satellite antenna (S) with at least one LNB reception converter (LNB a multiswitch (MS) connected to the outputs of the at least one LNB reception converter (LNB n converters (U) arranged in parallel with one another, which are connected to the multiswitch (MS), a control device (μC) connected to the multiswitch (MS), a programmable filter (BF) connected to each of the converters (U), wherein a bandwidth of said programmable filter (BF) is configurable by the control device (μC) in accordance with a number of transponders in each transponder block (TB a combination circuit (VS) connected to the converters (U) and serving for combining the n transponder blocks (TB wherein at least one antenna line (AL), which is shared by a plurality of subscribers with connected receivers, is connected to the combination circuit (VS) and is routed via connection sockets (AD