SWITCHING RADIOFREQUENCY CHAINS

Abstract: in some implementations, methods, systems, and apparatus, including machine-readable media storing executable instructions, are provided for switching radio frequency chains. for example, a gateway for a satellite communication system can include a first radiofrequency chain, a second radiofrequency chain, and a third radiofrequency chain configured to operate in a standby mode. the gateway includes radiofrequency switches configured to (i) switch between coupling the first radiofrequency chain and the third radiofrequency chain to a first antenna feed for the first channel, and (ii) switch between coupling the second radiofrequency chain and the third radiofrequency chain to a second antenna feed for the second channel. the gateway also includes a controller configured to monitor the status of the radiofrequency chains and, based on the monitored status, instruct the radiofrequency switches to switch between different connections of the radiofrequency chains with the antenna feeds.

Inventor(s): Kumud Patel, Jack Edwin Lundstedt, JR., Walter Kepley

CPC Classification: H04B7/18519 ({Operations control, administration or maintenance})

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