Satellite-communications gateway
AssigneeHughes Network Systems, LLC
InventorMichael Scott
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Abstract
A satellite-communications gateway includes a pedestal, a hub movably coupled to the pedestal and supported by the pedestal, an antenna configured for satellite communications, first electronics positioned inside the hub, and second electronics communicatively coupled to the first electronics and positioned inside the pedestal. The antenna is mounted to the hub and supported by the pedestal via the hub. The first electronics is arranged to convert a radio-frequency signal from the antenna to an intermediate-frequency signal and transmit the intermediate-frequency signal to the second electronics. The second electronics is arranged to convert the intermediate-frequency signal to a digital signal.
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A satellite-communications gateway comprising:
- a columnar pedestal elongated vertically and mountable to the ground;
- a hub movably coupled to the pedestal and supported by the pedestal;
- an antenna configured for satellite communications, the antenna being mounted to the hub and supported by the pedestal via the hub, the hub being fixed relative to the antenna;
- RF-to-IF electronics arranged to convert a radio-frequency signal from the antenna to an intermediate-frequency signal and positioned inside the hub;
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- IF-to-digital electronics arranged to convert the intermediate-frequency signal from the RF-to-IF electronics to a digital signal, communicatively coupled to the RF-to-IF electronics and positioned inside the pedestal.
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