Satellite receiver/router, system, and method of use
First Claim
1. A receiver in a satellite based IP communication system, said receiver including:
- a first processor receiving a signal from a satellite, said signal including IP packets, said first processor extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said signal; and
a second processor receiving said signal from said satellite, said second processor extracting additional digital data from said signal.
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Abstract
This specification discloses a satellite transmission system for transmission of TCP/IP compatible packets from a head end computer through a satellite uplink, an extraterrestrial satellite, a satellite downlink, and an integrated satellite receiver/router for outputting of the TCP/IP compatible packets through a port on the receiver/router onto a computer LAN or WAN. The system may include an Internet or telecommunications backchannel. The receiver becomes router enabled by means of a removable insertion Ethernet/Router insertion card inserted into a slot in the receiver, although the transmission system may be used to simultaneously transmit a variety of other services through the receiver by use of other service slots in the receiver. The Ethernet/Receiver supports the IGMPv2 Multicasting (querier and non querier modes), standard TCP/IP (including UDP and Telnet), and SNMP protocols.
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38 Claims
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1. A receiver in a satellite based IP communication system, said receiver including:
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a first processor receiving a signal from a satellite, said signal including IP packets, said first processor extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said signal; and
a second processor receiving said signal from said satellite, said second processor extracting additional digital data from said signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for processing a signal in a satellite based IP communication system, said method including:
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receiving a signal from a satellite at a receiver, said signal including IP packets;
routing a first portion of said signal to a first processor;
extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said first portion of said signal using said first processor;
routing a second portion of said signal to a second processor; and
extracting additional digital data from said second portion of said signal using said second processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A receiver in a satellite based IP communication system, said receiver including:
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a first processor receiving a signal from a satellite, said signal including IP packets, said first processor extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said signal to form a first data stream;
a first output outputting said first data stream from said receiver;
a second processor receiving said signal from said satellite, said second processor extracting additional digital data from said signal to form a second data stream; and
a second output outputting said second data stream from said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for processing a signal in a satellite based IP communication system, said method including:
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receiving a signal from a satellite at a first processor, said signal including IP packets;
extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said signal with said first processor to form a first data stream;
outputting said first data stream from said receiver through a first output port;
receiving said signal from said satellite at a second processor;
extracting additional digital data from said signal with said second processor to form a second data stream; and
outputting said second data stream from said receiver through a second output port. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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27. A receiver in a satellite based IP communication system, said receiver including:
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a first processor receiving a signal from a satellite, said signal including IP packets destined for an end user, said first processor extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said signal to form a first data stream;
a first output outputting said first data stream from said receiver;
a second processor receiving said signal from said satellite, said second processor extracting additional digital data destined for an end user from said signal to form a second data stream; and
a second output outputting said second data stream from said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for processing a signal in a satellite based IP communication system, said method including:
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receiving a signal from a satellite at a first processor, said signal including IP packets destined for an end user;
extracting at least a portion of said IP packets from said signal with said first processor to form a first data stream;
outputting said first data stream from said receiver through a first output port;
receiving said signal from said satellite at a second processor;
extracting additional digital data destined for an end user from said signal with said second processor to form a second data stream; and
outputting said second data stream from said receiver through a second output port.
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