Video Alternate Network Access Point Wireless Satellite Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional satellite video delivery systems require physical installation of satellite dishes and extensive cabling, leading to high installation costs and limitations in reaching multiple customer premises, while previous wireless attempts face interference and proximity issues.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing video alternate network access points (VANAPs) that wirelessly deliver satellite video content using a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network, with VANAPs communicatively coupled to satellite dish receivers, enabling transmission over unlicensed LTE-U spectrum and reducing the need for physical wiring and multiple satellite dishes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional satellite systems use physical coaxial cabling to deliver video content, then reliable video delivery is achieved, but installation costs and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical coaxial cabling system with a wireless communication system. The access point receives satellite video feeds and transmits them wirelessly to receivers, eliminating the need for physical cable runs through walls and structures while maintaining reliable video delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The access point acts as an intermediary device between the satellite dish receiver and the final receivers. It receives the satellite feed, processes it, and redistributes it wirelessly to multiple receivers, simplifying the overall system architecture by centralizing the signal distribution function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional satellite systems install multiple coaxial cables for multiple receivers, then each device receives video content, but installation costs increase due to extended cable runs
Solution Approach 1:
The access point is designed as a universal device that can serve multiple receivers simultaneously through wireless transmission. Instead of requiring separate coaxial cable connections for each receiver, a single access point can support multiple devices within its wireless coverage area, reducing the total number of physical installations required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the video distribution function by separating the reception function (satellite dish) from the distribution function (access point). This allows the access point to serve as a centralized hub that can dynamically distribute content to multiple receivers without requiring dedicated physical infrastructure for each device.
3Reliability
If Wi-Fi base stations are placed within close proximity to consuming devices, then wireless video delivery is achieved, but the system loses coverage area and requires multiple base stations
Solution Approach 1:
The access point employs dynamic transmission power adjustment and adaptive modulation to maintain reliable wireless connections across extended distances. The system can dynamically optimize its transmission characteristics to ensure reliable video delivery to receivers at the edge of its coverage area without requiring multiple base stations.
Data Source
AI summary
Concepts and technologies for video alternate network access points and receivers that enable wireless delivery of video content to multiple customer premises over a service area are provided herein. In an embodiment, a system includes a satellite dish receiver that is configured to receive a satellite video feed, and a video alternate network access point that is communicatively coupled to the satellite dish receiver. The video alternate network access point can perform operations that ingest the satellite video feed directly from the satellite dish receiver. The operations can activate a microcell transceiver embedded within the video alternate network access point, and identify a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel. The operations can then transmit, to a video alternate network receiver device from the microcell transceiver, the satellite video feed over at least the multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel.