Method and apparatus for very high data rate satellite transmission
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a data stream, comprising the steps of:
- inverse multiplexing the data stream into a first component data stream and a second component data stream;
providing the first component data stream to a first transponder and providing the second component data stream to a second transponder; and
wherein the step of inverse multiplexing the data steam into a first component data stream and a second component data steam further comprises the steps ofdetermining an available transmission capacity of the first transponder and an available transmission capacity of the second transponder;
designating a first contiguous portion of the data steam as a member of the first component data stream according to the available transmission capacity of the first transponder; and
designating a second contiguous portion of the data stream temporally adjacent the first contiguous portion of the data steam as a member of the second component data stream according to the available transmission capacity of the second transponder.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for broadcasting a data stream is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of inverse multiplexing the data stream into a first component data stream and a second component data stream and providing the first component data stream to a first transponder and providing the second component data stream to a second transponder. The apparatus comprises an inverse multiplexer, communicatively coupled to the data stream, for separating the data stream into a first component data stream and a second component data stream; an uplink transmitter, for providing the first component data stream to a first transponder and providing the second component data stream to a second transponder.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a data stream, comprising the steps of:
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inverse multiplexing the data stream into a first component data stream and a second component data stream; providing the first component data stream to a first transponder and providing the second component data stream to a second transponder; and wherein the step of inverse multiplexing the data steam into a first component data stream and a second component data steam further comprises the steps of determining an available transmission capacity of the first transponder and an available transmission capacity of the second transponder; designating a first contiguous portion of the data steam as a member of the first component data stream according to the available transmission capacity of the first transponder; and designating a second contiguous portion of the data stream temporally adjacent the first contiguous portion of the data steam as a member of the second component data stream according to the available transmission capacity of the second transponder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for transmitting a data steam, comprising:
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means for inverse multiplexing the data stream into a first component data stream and a second component data stream; means for providing the first component data steam to a first transponder and providing the second component data stream to a second transponder; and wherein the means for inverse multiplexing the data stream into a first component data stream and a second component data stream further comprises means for determining an available transmission capacity of the first transponder and an available transmission capacity of the second transponder; means for designating a first contiguous portion of the data stream a member of the first component data stream according to the available transmission capacity of the first transponder; and means for designating a second contiguous portion of the data stream temporally adjacent the first contiguous pardon of the data stream as a member of the second component data stream according to the available transmission capacity of the second transponder. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus for transmitting a data stream, comprising:
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an inverse multiplexer, communicatively coupled to the data steam, for separating the data stream into a first component data stream and a second component data steam; an uplink transmitter, for providing the first component data stream to a first transponder and providing the second component data stream to a second transponder; and wherein the inverse multiplexer comprises means for determining an available transmission capacity of the first transponder and an available transmission capacity of the second transponder; means for designating a first contiguous portion of the data stream as a member of the first component data stream according to the available transmission capacity of the first transponder; and means for designating a second contiguous portion of the data stream temporally adjacent the first contiguous portion of the data stream as a member of the second component data steam according to the available transmission capacity of the second transponder. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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