Abstract: An apparatus integrating all of the major base band components required for transmitting and receiving DVB-S signals into a portable package. The apparatus consists of a means for encoding various forms of video signals, voice, as well as IP data. Video signals that have been encoded to a standard form can be encapsulated into Transport Stream packets as a time division multiplexed signal for transmission to a modulator. The apparatus is bi-directional, and provides for demodulation and decoding of signals so encoded. The invention also includes means for assigning Quality of Service parameters, as well as a real-time sampling and analysis of the video information being transmitted.