Patent ID: 8712318

Claim:
A system for receiving signals, comprising: a plurality of amplifiers, each amplifier in the plurality of amplifiers receiving the signals and outputting a modulated signal, the plurality of amplifiers being integrated with a frequency translation module; wherein the frequency translation module, comprises: a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, wherein each amplifier in the plurality of amplifiers is coupled to a dedicated analog-to-digital converter in the plurality of analog-to-digital converters, wherein the plurality of analog-to-digital converters convert the modulated signals into digital data streams; a digital signal processing section, coupled to the plurality of analog-to-digital converters, wherein the digital signal processing section at least translates the frequency of the digital data streams and filters the digital data streams; a digital-to-analog section, coupled to the digital signal processing section; and a receiver, coupled to the digital-to-analog section, wherein the receiver receives an output of the digital-to-analog section of the module at the intermediate frequency band, the output of the digital to analog section being on a single coaxial cable.