Ethernet digital storage (EDS) card and satellite transmission system

A network card for use in a satellite data stream reception system, the network card comprising:

• a flash memory storage configured to store at least a portion of a data stream received via the satellite data stream reception system;
• a network transceiver configured to transmit the portion of the received data stream;
• a resolver configured to translate mnemonic network addresses into numerical network addresses and vice versa;
• and
• a server configured to allow operation of the network card to be configured and contents of the flash memory storage to be accessed remotely via a web browser.

A network card for use in a satellite data stream reception system, the network comprising:

• a flash memory storage configured to store at least a portion of a data stream received via the satellite data stream reception system;
• a network transceiver configured to transmit the portion of the received data stream;
• a multicasting processor configured to provide multicasting of the portion of the received data stream;
• a resolver configured to translate mnemonic network addresses into numerical network addresses and vice versa;
• and
• a server configured to allow operation of the network card to be configured and contents of the flash memory storage to be accessed remotely via a web browser.

A network card configured to be integrated in a satellite receiver, the network card comprising:

• a storage component configured to store signals received via the satellite receiver as files, wherein the received signals comprises at least one audio signal;
• a multicasting processor configured to provide multicasting of at least one of said received signals;
• an audio subsystem configured to combine the audio signal with a local audio signal;
• a command processor configured to display at least a portion of the received signals stored in said network card and to prompt said network card to transmit the portion of said received signals;
• a router configured to select a path for at least one of said received signals;
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• a network transceiver configured to transmit at least one of said received signals.

A method for network communication using a network card communicatively coupled to a satellite receiver, the method comprising:

• storing data received via the satellite receiver as files;
• communicating with external devices and selecting a path for transmitting at least one of said files;
• translating mnemonic network addresses into numerical network addresses;
• allowing operation of the network card to be configured remotely via a web browser;
• and
• allowing the stored data to be accessed remotely via the web browser.

A method for network communication using a network card coupled to a satellite receiver, the method comprising:

• storing signals received via the satellite receiver as files, wherein the received signals comprise at least one audio signal;
• multicasting at least one of the received signals;
• combining the audio signal with a local audio signal;
• displaying at least a portion of the received signals stored in said network card and causing the network card to transmit the portion of the received signals;
• selecting a path for at least one of the received signals;
• and
• transmitting at least one of the received signals.