A FLEXIBLE SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE FOR DIVERSE SIGNAL TYPES

Abstract

Modern telemetry systems often require signal switching hardware to facilitate signal routing reconfiguration between missions. As these systems have grown more complex with high signal counts and diverse signal types in the same system, the need for flexible switching hardware that can adapt to these changing requirements has emerged. A novel architecture for diverse signal switching hardware is presented that addresses the changing requirements of modern telemetry systems. While conventional commercial switching gear handles each signal type in a separate group, the proposed architecture allows digital and analog signal types to be switched, multiplexed, scaled, and combined (as the signal types allow) all within the same chassis, and between signal types.