Virtual optical converters

SAT-IF Receiver Nodes for TWIN, QUAD and QUATTRO use signal

General description:

The virtual converter receives an optical signal via a passive optical network (PON) from the optical LNB. It then performs a de-stacking frequency conversion, and outputs two or four universal lines for driving two or four individual set top boxes (TWIN and QUAD version).

A QUATTRO version presents the four individual polarities on separate coax outputs and are suited to drive a normal multi switch system. This product effectively eliminates the limitations on cable lengths and number of users everyone has had to live with from the birth of satellite reception, due to the characteristics of coax cable technology.

The frequency stacking, and de-stacking technology, in combination with modern laser and fibre optic technology, has made it viable to send the high-frequency IF satellite signals over a substantial longer distance than ever possible in the past.

The Virtual converters will accept and bridge an optical link budget from the optical LNB transmitter equivalent to splitting into 32 ways. And still have room for distances of more than 5-10 km! This means, that using this system you can make for instance multi switch installations that are up to 32 times bigger than when using traditional coax technology.

It also means that you can feed up to 32 x 4 = 128 set top boxes directly via fibre optic cables, without a single coax cable (well, you do still need a short cable from the virtual converter to your set top box)

• Converts optical SAT-IF signals into IF
• Solutions for both direct STB connection and multi switch use.
• Supports from single direct connection and up to a 32 way passive optical network
• Requires an optical LNB (TOL32) front-end
• 4 polarities in one single fibre optical cable.