Transceiver single cable protocol system and method
AssigneeViaSat, Inc.
InventorsShawn M. Lorg, Kenneth V. Buer, Mike Noji
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Abstract
A single-cable protocol and associated methods and systems enable improved communication efficiency and/or reduced cost. Transmit information, receive information, telemetry information, and/or DC power may be multiplexed onto a single cable, eliminating the need for multiple cables between a satellite transceiver and a corresponding modem while reducing and/or eliminating spurious emissions. Additionally, telemetry features enable improved diagnostics and/or repair of communication systems, for example satellite communication systems.
Claims21
A method for multiplexing data communications, the method comprising:
- communicating to a modem, via an intermediate frequency cable coupled to a transceiver, data over a first frequency range;
- and
- receiving at the transceiver, via the intermediate frequency cable, data communicated from the modem over a second frequency range,
- wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range are separated by at least one octave.
A method for multiplexing data communications, the method comprising:
- receiving, via an intermediate frequency cable coupled to a modem, data communicated from a transceiver over a first frequency range;
- and
- communicating to the transceiver, via the intermediate frequency cable, data over a second frequency range,
- wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range are separated by at least one octave.
A method for multiplexing data communications, the method comprising:
- communicating to a modem, via an intermediate frequency cable coupled to a transceiver, data over a first frequency range;
- receiving at the transceiver, via the intermediate frequency cable, data communicated from the modem over a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range are separated by at least one octave;
- receiving at the transceiver, via the intermediate frequency cable, a command communicated over a telemetry link;
- and
- communicating to the modem, via the intermediate frequency cable, system parameter information over the telemetry link,
- wherein the intermediate frequency cable carries DC power.
A communication system, comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a modem coupled to the transceiver via a single intermediate frequency cable,
- wherein the intermediate frequency cable carries data sent from the transceiver to the modem over a first frequency range,
- wherein the intermediate frequency cable carries data sent from the modem to the transceiver over a second frequency range, and
- wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range are separated by at least one octave.
An article of manufacture including a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a transceiver, cause the transceiver to perform operations comprising:
- communicating to a modem, via an intermediate frequency cable coupled to the transceiver, data over a first frequency range;
- and
- receiving at the transceiver, via the intermediate frequency cable, data communicated from the modem over a second frequency range,
- wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range are separated by at least one octave.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.