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Method and system for monitoring and controlling a local collection facility from a remote facility using an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network

  • US 8,479,234 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2007
  • Issued: 07/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of forming an output signal comprising:

  • providing a plurality of primary receiver decoder circuit modules at a local collection facility, said plurality of primary receiver decoder circuit modules comprising a first receiver decoder circuit module;

    receiving a plurality of channel signals, said plurality of channel signals having a first channel signal, wherein the first channel signal has a first Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) format;

    communicating the first channel signal to the first receiver decoder circuit module;

    decoding the first channel signal to form a first decoded signal into one of a high definition serial digital interface signal and an asynchronous serial digital interface (ASI) signal;

    encoding the first decoded signal at a first encoder module into a first encoded signal having a second MPEG format, wherein the second MPEG format is different than the first MPEG format;

    multiplexing the first encoded signal into a multiplexed signal;

    forming an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) signal from the multiplexed signal at a network adapter;

    communicating the ATM signal from the local collection facility through an ATM network backhaul to a remote facility; and

    generating an output signal at the remote facility in response to the ATM signal.

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