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Innovative combinational closed-loop and open-loop satellite user terminal power control system

US8155584B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2009
Grant dateApr 10, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/243
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Devices and methods are disclosed for reducing power control cushion of a user terminal configured to communicate with a satellite and a gateway station. The present invention provides a power control algorithm implemented in a user terminal that is designed to operate in a satellite communication system. The power control algorithm can recursively calculate a returnlink power to reduce a power control cushion so that an extra link margin is available to the satellite communication system. The present invention also provides a source coding technique that provides an accurate feedback signal for the user terminal. The average metric of input signal frames is coded in a sequence of bits that are carried by contiguous output signal frames.

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