Methods and apparatus for coupling an earth terminal to a satellite
First Claim
1. An apparatus for coupling an earth terminal to a satellite, comprising:
- a plurality of inputs of the earth terminal configured to receive a plurality of digital communication signals;
an autoscaling digital multiplexer of the earth terminal configured to digitally multiplex said plurality of digital communication signals to produce a digital composite signal;
a digital modulator of the earth terminal configured to digitally modulate said digital composite signal to produce a digitally modulated composite signal;
an input of the satellite configured to receive said digitally modulated composite signal;
a digital demodulator of the satellite configured to digitally demodulate said digitally modulated composite signal received by said input of the satellite to produce a second digital composite signal;
a autoscaling digital demultiplexer of the satellite configured to digitally separate said second digital composite signal into a second plurality of digital communication signals; and
a modulator of the satellite configured to modulate said second plurality of digital communication signals to produce a plurality of modulated analog signals.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for coupling an earth terminal to a satellite The apparatus comprises multiple inputs of the earth terminal configured to receive multiple digital communication signals, a autoscaling digital multiplexer of the earth terminal configured to digitally multiplex the multiple digital communication signals to produce a digital composite signal, and a digital modulator of the earth terminal configured to digitally modulate the digital composite signal to produce a digitally modulated composite signal. In addition, the apparatus comprises an input of the satellite configured to receive the digitally modulated composite signal, and a digital demodulator of the satellite configured to digitally demodulate the digitally modulated composite signal received by the input of the satellite to produce a second digital composite signal. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a autoscaling digital demultiplexer of the satellite configured to digitally separate the second digital composite signal into a second plurality of digital communication signals, and a modulator of the satellite configured to modulate the second plurality of digital communications signal to produce multiple modulated analog signals.
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42 Claims
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1. An apparatus for coupling an earth terminal to a satellite, comprising:
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a plurality of inputs of the earth terminal configured to receive a plurality of digital communication signals; an autoscaling digital multiplexer of the earth terminal configured to digitally multiplex said plurality of digital communication signals to produce a digital composite signal; a digital modulator of the earth terminal configured to digitally modulate said digital composite signal to produce a digitally modulated composite signal; an input of the satellite configured to receive said digitally modulated composite signal; a digital demodulator of the satellite configured to digitally demodulate said digitally modulated composite signal received by said input of the satellite to produce a second digital composite signal; a autoscaling digital demultiplexer of the satellite configured to digitally separate said second digital composite signal into a second plurality of digital communication signals; and a modulator of the satellite configured to modulate said second plurality of digital communication signals to produce a plurality of modulated analog signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An method for coupling an earth terminal to a satellite, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of digital communication signals with a plurality of inputs of the earth terminal; digitally multiplexing said plurality of digital communication signals with an autoscaling digital multiplexer of the earth terminal to produce a digital composite signal; digitally modulating said digital composite signal with a digital modulator of the earth terminal to produce a digitally modulated composite signal; receiving said digitally modulated composite signal with an input of the satellite; digitally demodulating said digitally modulated composite signal with a digital demodulator of the satellite to produce a second digital composite signal; digitally separating said second digital composite signal into a second plurality of digital communication signals with an autoscaling digital demultiplexer of said satellite; and modulating said second plurality of digital communication signals with a modulator of the satellite to produce a plurality of modulated analog signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A communication system, comprising:
- an earth terminal comprising;
a plurality of inputs configured to receive a plurality of digital communication signals; a autoscaling digital multiplexer configured to digitally multiplex said plurality of digital communication signals to produce a digital composite signal; and a digital modulator configured to digitally modulate said digital composite signal to produce a digitally modulated composite signal; and a satellite coupled to said earth terminal with said digitally modulated composite signal, said satellite comprising; an input configured to receive said digitally modulated composite signal; a digital demodulator configured to digitally demodulate said digitally modulated composite signal received by said input to produce a second digital composite signal; a autoscaling digital demultiplexer configured to digitally separate said second digital composite signal into a second plurality of digital communication signals and a modulator configured to modulate said second plurality of digital composite signal to produce a plurality of modulated analog signals. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- an earth terminal comprising;
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