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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Bradley J. Koehler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Sarah A. Miller, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Matthew J. Poduska, Mount Vernon, IA (US);
Ryan J. Coppa, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Tyler T. Karrels, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A signal extender and method for extending signals of a satellite is disclosed. The apparatus includes a terminal device interface, an antenna interface and a controller in communication with the terminal device interface and the antenna interface. The terminal device interface is configured for communicating with at least one terminal device. The antenna interface is configured for communicating with an antenna to facilitate communication with the satellite. Upon receiving a downlink signal from the satellite via the antenna interface, the controller processes the downlink signal to identify an intended terminal device among the at least one terminal device and transmits the downlink signal to the intended terminal device via the terminal device interface, and upon receiving an uplink signal from a particular terminal device via the terminal device interface, the controller transmits the uplink signal to the satellite via the antenna interface.