Patent ID: 7130576

Claim:
A signal distribution system for distributing a plurality of low noise amplifier and block converter (LNB) signals from a satellite outdoor unit (ODU) over a coaxial cable to an integrated receiver decoder (IRD) comprising: a signal selector that receives a plurality of broadband LNB signals comprising a plurality of transponder signals, the signal selector is responsive to transponder select information transmitted by an IRD and selects a plurality of transponder signals from at least one broadband LNB signal based on the transponder select information; a frequency translator coupled to the signal selector that is capable of shifting the selected transponder signals to new carrier frequencies to produce RF signals; and a signal combiner coupled to at least one frequency translator capable of combining at least two RF signals to produce a composite signal; wherein the modulation of the composite signal is the same as the modulation of the broadband LNB signals and wherein the composite signal is transmitted on the coaxial cable; whereby the composite signal is transmitted to the IRD.