Title: Explain the functions of a common satellite receiver.
Course: Telecommunications II (10006-II) > Section: Examining Digital Telephones

Explanation should include

- satellite receiver processes the signal from the satellite dish and broadcasts it to the output device or devices
- signal compression/decompression including MPEG standards
- encoding including intraframe, predicted frame, and bidirectional frame
- encryption and decryption of secure signals.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What functions are performed by the satellite receiver?
- Why is signal compression used in satellite communications?
- What is encoding and how is it used?
- Why are some satellite signals encrypted?