Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Repeater
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2007-10-09
Harper, Kevin C. (Department: 2616)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Repeater
C370S535000, C375S296000, C375S345000, C455S427000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10211793
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are provided for coupling a satellite to an earth terminal. The apparatus inputs of the satellite that is configured to receive digital uplink signals, an autoscaling digital multiplexer of the satellite that is configured to digitally multiplex the digital uplink signals to produce a digital composite signal, and a digital modulator of the satellite that is configured to digitally modulate the digital composite signal to produce a digitally modulated composite signal. In addition, the apparatus comprises an input of the earth terminal that configured to receive the digitally modulated composite signal and a digital demodulator of the earth terminal that is configured to digitally demodulate the digitally modulated composite signal received by the input of the earth terminal to produce a second digital composite signal. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises an autoscaling digital demultiplexer of the earth terminal that is configured to digitally separate the second digital composite signal into digital uplink signals, and a modulator of the earth terminal configured to modulate the digital uplink signals to produce modulated analog signals.
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General Dynamics Corporation
Harper Kevin C.
Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz P.C.
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