Abstract:
A satellite reception assembly that provides satellite television and/or radio service to a customer premises may comprise a wireless interface via which it can communicate with other satellite reception assemblies. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for providing satellite content between different satellite customer premises. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for offloading traffic from other network connections.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for Internet protocol low noise block downconverters (IP LNBs) supporting positioning. An IP LNB that is within a satellite reception assembly may determine based on signals received from at least two different sources, location information and corresponding time information for the IP LNB; and may communicate the determined location information and the corresponding time information to a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the IP LNB. The location information may be configured to enable the wireless communication device to determine its location based on the determined location information and the corresponding time information. The IP LNB may receive the location information of the wireless communication device from that device. The IP LNB may adaptively provide services based on one or more of: its determined location information, the corresponding time information, and the location information of the wireless communication device.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for loop-through for multi-chip receivers. An example system may comprise a plurality of receiver chips, with each one of the plurality of receiver chips being operable to generate a corresponding output, and a first one of the plurality of receiver chips is operable to generate a loop-through feed based on processing of an input feed to the system, and each of remaining one or more receiver chips may be operable to process the loop-through feed to generate its corresponding output. The processing of the input feed in the first chip may comprise applying one or more processing functions may comprise one or both of amplification and analog-to-digital conversion. Each of the remaining one or more receiver chips may be operable to generate its corresponding output by applying one or more processing functions, comprising one or both of channelization and demodulation.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for multi-chip receivers with loop-through feeds. A receiver that comprises plurality of chips may receive one or more input feeds, with each of the chips generating a corresponding output comprising data (e.g., channels) extracted from the one or more input feeds. Only a first chip may handle reception and/or initial processing of the one or more input feeds, with each one of the remaining chips processing a loop-through feed generated in the first chip, in order to generate the corresponding output of that chip. The loop-through feed may be generated based on the one or more input feeds. In this regard, the loop-through feed may comprise at least one of the one or more input feeds that is partially processed in the first one of the plurality of chips.
Abstract:
A satellite reception assembly that provides satellite television and/or radio service to a customer premises may comprise a wireless interface via which it can communicate with other satellite reception assemblies. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for providing satellite content between different satellite customer premises. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for offloading traffic from other network connections.
Abstract:
An Internet protocol low noise block downconverter (IP LNB) assembly, which may be within a satellite reception assembly, may be operable to determine location information and/or time information of the IP LNB assembly, such as via a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module in the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may provide services based on the determined location information and/or the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly. The IP LNB assembly may communicate the determined location information and/or the determined time information to a wireless communication device for determining location information of the wireless communication device. The IP LNB assembly may determine location information of a wireless source device based on a signal received from the wireless source device, the determined location information and the determined time information of the IP LNB assembly.
Abstract translation:可以在卫星接收组件内的因特网协议低噪声块下变频器(IP LNB)组件可以用于确定IP LNB组件的位置信息和/或时间信息,例如经由全球导航卫星系统(GNSS) )模块。 IP LNB组件可以基于所确定的位置信息和/或所确定的IP LNB组件的时间信息来提供服务。 IP LNB组件可以将确定的位置信息和/或所确定的时间信息传送到用于确定无线通信设备的位置信息的无线通信设备。 IP LNB组件可以基于从无线源设备接收的信号,所确定的位置信息和所确定的IP LNB组件的时间信息来确定无线源设备的位置信息。
Abstract:
A system and method in a broadband receiver (e.g., a satellite television receiver) for efficiently receiving and processing signals, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
Abstract:
Receiver architectures and methods of processing harmonic rich input signals employing harmonic suppression mixers are disclosed herein. The disclosed receivers, mixers, and methods enable a receiver to achieve the advantages of switching mixers while greatly reducing the mixer response to the undesired harmonics. A harmonic mixer can include a plurality of mixers coupled to an input signal. A plurality of phases of a local oscillator signal can be generated from a single local oscillator output. Each of the phases can be used to drive an input of one of the mixers. The mixer outputs can be combined to generate a frequency converted output that has harmonic rejection.
Abstract:
Receiver architectures and methods of processing harmonic rich input signals employing harmonic suppression mixers are disclosed herein. The disclosed receivers, mixers, and methods enable a receiver to achieve the advantages of switching mixers while greatly reducing the mixer response to the undesired harmonics. A harmonic mixer can include a plurality of mixers coupled to an input signal. A plurality of phases of a local oscillator signal can be generated from a single local oscillator output. Each of the phases can be used to drive an input of one of the mixers. The mixer outputs can be combined to generate a frequency converted output that has harmonic rejection.
Abstract:
A signal receiver chip may be configured to handle a plurality of satellite signals. In this regard, for each received satellite signal the signal receiver chip may determine whether the received satellite signal is unprocessed or partially-processed off-chip; and when the received satellite signal is partially-processed off-chip, at least a portion of processing functions performed in the signal receiver chip may be bypassed. The received satellite signals may then be processed, to generate a corresponding output signals that is configured for communication over a local link. The processing functions bypassed in the signal receiver chip may comprise signal band conversion, particularly down converting from a first band used for over-the-air communication to a second band that is used during handling at receiver side. In this regard, the first band comprises K-band, Ku-band, or Ka-band, whereas the second band comprises L-band, half-L-band, or Extended-L-band.