Patent Document ID: 9918139
Application ID: 14793172
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system, comprising: a memory that stores instructions; and a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving, at a satellite receive antenna included within a hardware element residing within a cell site, a content stream directly from a content satellite, wherein the content stream is received from the content satellite without passing through a master head end facility; formatting the content stream received from the content satellite into a format suitable for delivery to a subscriber device, wherein the content stream is further formatted based on a content type of the content stream, wherein the content stream is formatted by utilizing a content controller server housed within a cell site cabinet of the hardware element located at the cell site, wherein the content stream is received by the content controller server from the satellite receive antenna included within the hardware element residing within the cell site; tagging frames of the content stream to prevent content glare and shadowing associated with the content stream; utilizing a buffer ring of cell sites including the cell site to avoid interference around a cluster of cell sites; receiving, from the subscriber device, a request to access the content stream, wherein the request to access the content stream is received via a radio access network; and delivering, to the subscriber device and via the radio access network, the content stream having the format suitable for delivery to the subscriber device in response to the request.