Method and system for monitoring and switching between a primary and diverse site in a satellite communication system
First Claim
1. A method of operating a broadcast system having a primary site and a diverse site separated from the primary site comprising:
- monitoring a first modulator of the diverse site and a second modulator of the diverse site;
controlling a switch coupled to the first modulator and the second modulator in response to monitoring to form a selected signal;
amplifying the selected signal to form an amplified signal; and
communicating the amplified signal to a satellite.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating an output signal includes a diverse site, a communication network and a primary site in communication with the diverse site through the communication network. A transport processing system at the primary site communicates a first signal to the diverse site through the communication network. The diverse site generates a first diverse modulator signal at a first diverse modulator and a second diverse modulator signal at a second diverse modulator. The diverse site having a switch coupled to the first diverse modulator and the second diverse modulator and generating a switch output signal corresponding to the first diverse modulator signal and the second diverse modulator signal. The primary site monitors first diverse modulator signal and the second diverse modulator signal and controls the switch in response thereto.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a broadcast system having a primary site and a diverse site separated from the primary site comprising:
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monitoring a first modulator of the diverse site and a second modulator of the diverse site; controlling a switch coupled to the first modulator and the second modulator in response to monitoring to form a selected signal; amplifying the selected signal to form an amplified signal; and communicating the amplified signal to a satellite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a broadcast system having a primary site and a diverse site separated from the primary site comprising:
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monitoring a first plurality of modulators at the diverse site and a second plurality of modulators at the diverse site; in response to monitoring, controlling a plurality of switches, each one of the plurality of switches coupled to one of the first plurality of modulators and one of the second plurality of modulators, wherein controlling generates a plurality of selected signals, one of the plurality of selected signals corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of switches; summing the plurality of selected signals to form a summed signal; amplifying the summed signal to form an amplified signal; and communicating the amplified signal to a satellite as an uplink signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a diverse site; and a primary site in communication with the diverse site through a communication network, a transport processing system at the primary site communicating one or more transport processing signals to the diverse site through the communication network; said diverse site generating a first modulator signal at a first modulator and a second modulator signal at a second modulator from the one or more transport processing signals, said diverse site having a switch coupled to the first modulator and the second modulator and generating a switch output signal corresponding to the first modulator signal or the second modulator signal; said primary site monitoring said first modulator signal and said second modulator signal and controlling the switch in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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