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Configurable modem architecture for satellite communications

US11979176B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2022
Grant dateMay 7, 2024
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J3/047
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some implementations, a communication device, includes a printed circuit board comprising conductors routed to support a plurality of different configurations of modulation and/or demodulation functionality. The printed circuit board can have multiple analog output interfaces and one or more analog input interfaces, multiple digital network interfaces, and sockets for components including a controller, multiple processors, digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Various processor sockets are interconnected to support the processors in different sockets selectively being used for different functions, e.g., as a modulator, burst processor, channelizer, etc.

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