Configurable, highly-integrated satellite receiver

摘要

A direct broadcast satellite (DBS) reception assembly may comprise an integrated circuit that is configurable between or among a plurality of configurations based on content requested by client devices served by the DBS reception assembly. In a first configuration, multiple satellite frequency bands may be digitized by the integrated circuit as a single wideband signal. In a second configuration, the satellite frequency bands may be digitized by the integrated circuit as a plurality of separate narrowband signals. The integrated circuit may comprise a plurality of receive paths, each of the receive chains comprising a respective one of a plurality of low noise amplifiers and a plurality of analog-to-digital converters.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and/or Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) reception assembly, the DBS and/or FSS receiver comprising control logic and one or more receive chains, wherein:
said one or more receive chains are configurable into a narrowband configuration and a wideband configuration;said control logic is operable to control which of said narrowband configuration and said wideband configuration that said one or more receive chains are configured into at any given time based on content requested by client devices served by said DBS and/or FSS reception assembly.