Method and system for monitoring, management and maintenance of an internet protocol lnb

Abstract

Methods and systems for monitoring and maintenance of satellite dish assemblies. In a satellite dish assembly, baseline settings of the satellite dish assembly may be determined, and then current settings of the satellite dish assembly may be monitored, to identify deviations from the baseline settings. The settings may comprise a location setting, an alignment setting, and/or a received signal strength. The results of the monitoring may be reported to a service provider, which may determine based on the reported results adjustment information for applying adjustments to the satellite dish assembly. The adjustments may comprise adjusting the satellite dish assembly back to the baseline settings. The adjustment information may be provided to a technician and/or a user for applying the adjustments to the satellite dish assembly. The satellite dish assembly may communicated to the technician and/or the user, while applying the adjustments, information relating to current settings.

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         21 . A method, comprising:
 in a satellite dish assembly:
 determining one or more baseline settings of said satellite dish assembly; 
 monitoring one or more current settings of said satellite dish assembly to identify deviations from said one or more baseline settings; and 
 reporting results of said monitoring to a service provider; 
 wherein one or more adjustments are applied to said satellite dish assembly based on adjustment information provided by said service provider in response to said results of said monitoring. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein said one or more settings of said satellite dish assembly comprise a location setting, an alignment setting, and/or a received signal strength. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , comprising determining said location setting based on a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) based signals received via said satellite dish assembly. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 22 , comprising determining said alignment setting based on information obtained via a local directional sensor. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 22 , comprising determining said received signal strength based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI). 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein said one or more adjustments comprise an adjustment of said satellite dish assembly back to said one or more baseline settings. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , comprising communicating, by said satellite dish assembly, to a technician and/or a user while applying said one or more adjustments, information indicating a current location setting and/or a current alignment setting of said satellite dish assembly. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein, based on said results of said monitoring, adjustment information is received for use by a technician and/or a user for applying said one or more adjustments to said satellite dish assembly. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein, based on said results of said monitoring, scheduling and/or routing direction is determined by said service provider for a technician tasked with application of said one or more adjustments to said satellite dish assembly. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein, based on said results of said monitoring and information associated with other satellite dish assemblies, an amount of beam coverage and/or an amount of bandwidth required for a region that comprises said satellite dish assembly and said other satellite dish assemblies is determined. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein, based on said results of said monitoring and/or environmental conditions, a power level of an associated satellite is adjusted. 
     
     
         32 . A system, comprising:
 one or more circuits operable to:
 determine one or more baseline settings of a satellite dish assembly; 
 monitor one or more current settings to identify deviations from said one or more baseline settings; and 
 report results of said monitoring to a service provider; 
 wherein one or more adjustments are applied to said satellite dish assembly based on adjustment information provided by said service provider in response to said results of said monitoring. 
   
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein said one or more settings of said satellite dish assembly comprise a location setting, an alignment setting, and/or a received signal strength. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein said one or more circuits comprise global navigation satellite system (GNSS) circuit operable to determine said location setting based on a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) based signals received via said satellite dish assembly. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine said alignment setting based on information obtained via a local directional sensor. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine said received signal strength based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI). 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein said one or more adjustments comprise adjusting said satellite dish assembly back to said one or more baseline settings. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to communicate to a technician and/or a user while applying said one or more adjustments, information indicating a current location setting and/or a current alignment setting of said satellite dish assembly. 
     
     
         39 . A system, comprising:
 one or more circuits for use by a satellite service provider, the one or more circuits being operable:
 receive from a satellite dish assembly results of monitoring in said satellite dish assembly, wherein said monitoring comprises tracking one or more current settings of said satellite dish assembly to identify deviations from one or more baseline settings of said satellite dish assembly; 
 determine adjustment information relating to one or more adjustments to said satellite dish assembly; and 
 provide said adjustment information to enable application of said one or more adjustments. 
   
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine, based on said results of said monitoring, scheduling and/or routing direction for a technician tasked with applying said one or more adjustments to said satellite dish assembly. 
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine, based on said results of said monitoring and information associated with other satellite dish assemblies, an amount of beam coverage and/or an amount of bandwidth required for a region that comprises said satellite dish assembly and said other satellite dish assemblies. 
     
     
         42 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to adjust, based on said results of said monitoring and/or environmental conditions is adjusted, a power level of an associated satellite.