Patent ID: 9037074
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an output signal comprising: providing a plurality of primary receiver circuit modules at respective local collection facilities in a plurality of respective geographic region; receiving a first plurality of channel signals at the primary receiving circuit module of the local collection facilities; forming first IP signals corresponding to the first plurality channel signals at the respective local collection facilities; communicating the first IP signals from the local collection facilities through an IP network backhaul to a remote collection facility without uplinking the first IP signals at the respective local collection facilities; decoding the first IP signals to form decoded signals at the remote collection facility; encoding the decoded signals at an encoder module into encoded signals at the remote collection facility; multiplexing the encoded signals from different local collection facilities into a multiplexed signal at the remote collection facility; and generating output signals at the remote facility in response to the multiplexed signal uplinking the output signals to a satellite.