Patent ID: 6574794
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H04B,H04N,Y02D

Abstract:
An interactive data distribution and broadcasting satellite system comprising:at least one satellite configured to receive service-program data transmissions and process and broadcast the service-program data transmissions as wide-band broadcast channels; at least one broadcast satellite terminal (BST) associated with a respective at least one service-program provider for uplinking the service-program data transmissions to said satellite; at least one end-user satellite terminal (EST) for receiving the broadcast channels from said satellite; and a satellite access and broadcast control center (SABCC) for controlling the uplinking of the service-program data transmissions of said at least one broadcast terminal, wherein said at least one EST terminal and at least one BST terminal each include a reverse channel for transmission of network signaling and interactive-communications (S&C) data packets to said satellite, said S&C data packets are internet-protocol (IP) packets, and said service-program data transmissions from said at least one BST terminal to said satellite are single-channel-per-carrier (SCPC) transmissions.