Transponder:

Piece of equipment in the satellite that processes one or more programmes, including recei- ving the data from the ground station, amplification, retransmission of data back to earth.

Universal LNB:

Name given to a three-band LNB. It is able to receive the following ranges: FFS (10.70-11.70 GHz), BBS (11.70-12.50 GHz) and FFS High Band (12.50-12.75 GHz). This whole range is usually divided into two bands:

Low Band:

10.70 - 11.80

GHz; LOF 9750 MHz

High Band:

11.70 - 12.75

GHz; LOF 10600 MHz

VIACCESS

Form of digital encryption (scrambling)

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TechniSat Integrated IRDETO instruction manual Transponder, Universal LNB