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VSAT system

US6366620B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2000
Grant dateApr 2, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L7/1806
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A VSAT system for generating and transmitting a modulated data signal to a satellite. The VSAT system includes an indoor unit for generating a modulated data signal having an envelope of constant amplitude, and an outdoor unit including a transmitter module operative to receive the modulated data signal and to frequency multiply and amplify the modulated data signal so as to produce a modulated carrier signal having an envelope of constant amplitude. The transmitter module includes a multiplier operative to frequency multiply the modulated data signal to the frequency of the modulated carrier signal, and a power amplifier operated in the saturation mode, which amplifies the modulated carrier signal to the desired power level. The components constituting the transmitter module are formed on a single integrated circuit.

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