# US 2013/0160068 A1 · Universal Multiple-Band Digital Transmitter Module for CATV Upstream and Downstream > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0160068 A1 - Document ID: US20130160068A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/525,591 - Filed: 2012-06-18 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-17 - Assignees: Aurora Networks, Inc. - Inventors: Krzysztof Pradzynski; Sudhesh Mysore; Oleh Sniezko - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130160068A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/61: Network physical structure; Signal processing (H04B takes precedence) - H04B 10/25751: {Optical arrangements for CATV or video distribution (adaptations of television systems for optical transmission H04N7/22)} - H04J 14/0226: {Fixed carrier allocation, e.g. according to service} - H04L 27/0008: {arrangements for allowing a transmitter or receiver to use more than one type of modulation (negotiating modulation type for two-way transmission paths H04L5/1453)} - H04L 27/34: Amplitude- and phase-modulated carrier systems, e.g. quadrature-amplitude modulated carrier systems - H04N 7/22: Adaptations for optical transmission - H04N 21/6118: {involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04J: MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION (transmission in general H04B; peculiar to transmission of digital information H04L5/00; systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal H04N7/08; in exchanges H04Q11/00; stereophonic systems H04S) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A digital transmitter includes a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module; and a reversibly removable module operationally coupled to the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module. Configuring a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver having a programmable signal conditioner includes specifying a number of output RF channels; specifying an RF bandwidth of an output channel; and selecting a digital to analog sampling rate of a digital to analog convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as a function of the RF bandwidth of the output channel using a processor/demux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus, comprising: a digital transmitter including a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module; and a reversibly removable module operationally coupled to the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module, wherein the reversibly removable module includes an RF filter with a cutoff frequency and a memory that stores parameters that define, at least in part, a specific adapted configuration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wherein the reversibly removable module includes another RF filter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising CMTS(s) and Edge-QAM(s) co-located with the digital transmitter at a headend/hub. ### Claim 4 A method, comprising configuring a digital transmitter including coupling a reversibly removable module to a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module, wherein the reversibly removable module includes an RF filter with a cutoff frequency and a memory that stores parameters that define, at least in part, a specific adapted configuration; reading a signal bandwidth from the memory of the reversibly removable module; and selecting an analog to digital sampling rate of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module as a function of the signal bandwidth. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising reading another signal bandwidth from the memory of the reversibly removable module; and selecting another analog to digital sampling rate of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module as a function of the another signal bandwidth. ### Claim 6 An apparatus, comprising: a digital receiver including a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module; and a reversibly removable module operationally coupled to the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module, wherein the reversibly removable module includes an RF filter with a cutoff frequency and a memory that stores parameters that define, at least in part, a specific adapted configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the wherein the reversibly removable module includes another RF filter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising CMTS(s) and Edge-QAM(s) co-located with the digital receiver at a node. ### Claim 9 A method, comprising configuring a digital receiver including coupling a reversibly removable module to a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module, wherein the reversibly removable module includes an RF filter with a cutoff frequency and a memory that stores parameters that define, at least in part, a specific adapted configuration; reading a signal bandwidth from the memory of the reversibly removable module; and selecting a digital to analog sampling rate of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module as a function of the signal bandwidth. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising reading another signal bandwidth from the memory of the reversibly removable module; and selecting another digital to analog sampling rate of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module as a function of the another signal bandwidth. ### Claim 11 An apparatus, comprising a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module having a programmable signal conditioner, wherein the programmable signal conditioner includes an analog to digital convertor programmed with an analog to digital sampling rate to define, at least in part, a specific adapted configuration. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the programmable signal conditioner includes another analog to digital convertor programmed to define, at least in part, the specific adapted configuration, the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module including at least two channels. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising CMTS(s) and Edge-QAM(s) co-located with the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module at a headend/hub. ### Claim 14 A method, comprising configuring a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter having a programmable signal conditioner including specifying a number of input RF channels; specifying an RF bandwidth of an input channel; and selecting an analog to digital sampling rate of an analog to digital convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as a function of the RF bandwidth of the input channel using a processor/mux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising specifying another RF bandwidth of another input channel; and selecting another analog to digital sampling rate of another analog to digital convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as a function of the another RF bandwidth of the another input channel using the processor/mux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter. ### Claim 16 An apparatus, comprising a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module having a programmable signal conditioner, wherein the programmable signal conditioner includes a digital to analog convertor programmed with a digital to analog sampling rate to define, at least in part, a specific adapted configuration. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the programmable signal conditioner includes another digital to analog convertor programmed to define, at least in part, the specific adapted configuration, the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module including at least two channels. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising CMTS(s) and Edge-QAM(s) co-located ith the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver module at a node. ### Claim 19 A method, comprising configuring a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver having a programmable signal conditioner including specifying a number of output RF channels; specifying an RF bandwidth of an output channel; and selecting a digital to analog sampling rate of a digital to analog convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as a function of the RF bandwidth of the output channel using a processor/demux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising specifying another RF bandwidth of another output channel; and selecting another digital to analog sampling rate of another digital to analog convertor of the programmable signal conditioner as another function of the another RF bandwidth of the another output channel using the processor/demux of the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital receiver.