VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL (VSAT) SITE DIAGNOSTICS
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting whether a direct current (DC) voltage is within a specified voltage range and whether a DC current is within a specified current range at a converter located at a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) site;
concluding, based upon a result of said detecting, that one of the converter and a modem located at the site is a more likely faulty component and that another of the converter and the modem is a less likely faulty component;
replacing the more likely faulty component; and
testing for proper site operation before considering whether to replace the less likely faulty component.
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Abstract
An exemplary device samples a converter signal (e.g., input to a block up converter or output from a low noise block) at a very small aperture terminal site and identifies, as between a site converter and a site modem, a more likely faulty component to aid site diagnosis and repair.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting whether a direct current (DC) voltage is within a specified voltage range and whether a DC current is within a specified current range at a converter located at a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) site; concluding, based upon a result of said detecting, that one of the converter and a modem located at the site is a more likely faulty component and that another of the converter and the modem is a less likely faulty component; replacing the more likely faulty component; and testing for proper site operation before considering whether to replace the less likely faulty component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device, comprising:
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an input configured to receive one or more sample signals representative of one or more converter signals present at a converter of a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) site; and a processor configured to determine, based on the one or more sample signals, whether a direct current (DC) voltage at the converter is within a specified voltage range and whether a DC current at the converter is within a specified current range. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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