Satellite transponder architecture with integral redundancy and beam selection capabilities
US7369810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18515
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transponder system that integrates redundancy and beam selection capabilities is disclosed. The transponder system comprises an amplifier network having a plurality of amplifiers; an antenna network, comprising a plurality of antennae; an output switching network, including a first output switching network switch, selectably coupling one of the amplifiers to one of the plurality of antennae at a first output switching network switch first switch state and to a second output switching network switch in a first output switch network switch second switch state, wherein the second output switching network switch is selectably coupled to a second one of the plurality of antennae in a second output switching network switch first switch state and to a third one of the plurality of antennae in a second output switching network switch second switch state.
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