Loop-through for multi-chip communication systems

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
receiver circuitry comprising a plurality of chips, wherein:
each one of the plurality of chips is operable to generate a corresponding output based on one or more input feeds into said receiver circuitry;only a first one of the plurality of chips is operable to:
handle reception and/or initial processing of the one or more input feeds; andgenerate a loop-through feed based on the one or more input feeds, wherein said loop-through feed comprises at least one of the one or more input feeds that is partially processed in said first one of the plurality of chips; andeach one of a remaining one or more of the plurality of chips is operable to process said loop-through feed to generate the corresponding output of said each one of said remaining one or more of the plurality of chips;the one or more input feeds comprise a cable based feed, a satellite based feed, a terrestrial based feed, and/or a broadband based feed; andthe outputs generated by the plurality of chips based on the one or more input feeds comprise data corresponding to one or more channels.