Management and Control of Receivers in a Satellite Distribution Network

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE J
Volume: 110, No. 2, pp. 89–93
Abstract: Managing and controlling a network of satellite-linked users presents a number of challenges not present in wired networks. In many cases receive sites are unattended or have no access to wired communications, so maintaining the integrity of the satellite link and implementing built-in recovery schemes is necessary. Over time, several techniques have been devised to control receivers via the broadcast signal and to allow receivers to automatically find their “home” frequency should some perturbation cause a temporary loss of signal. This paper describes the basic elements of satellite networks designed for program distribution and examines some of the techniques employed to maintain connection with receivers and to control the network.
Publication Date: 2001-02-01
DOI: 10.5594/J16489
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J16489
Author(s): Marty Stein
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Martin J. Stein is senior director, marketing at Motorola Broadband Communications Sector. He directs marketing and business development activities related to MPEG-2-based standard-definition and high-definition products, including satellite and terrestrial transmission systems, access control and encryption systems, and commercial integrated receiver/decoders. Prior to joining Motorola, Stein was marketing manager for imaging, film, and video storage devices at Ampex Corp., in Redwood City, CA. Stein earned a B.S. in industrial engineering at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and an MBA at California State University, Fullerton.
Copyright: © 2001 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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