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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Inmarsat Global Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Paven Bhave, London, GB;
Patrick Sharkey, London, GB;
David Bath, London, GB;
Richard Locke, London, GB;
Assignee:
Inmarsat Global Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/18 (2009.01); H04W 52/42 (2009.01); H04W 52/34 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04L 1/0003 (2013.01); H04L 1/0009 (2013.01); H04L 1/0015 (2013.01); H04W 52/18 (2013.01); H04W 52/346 (2013.01); H04W 52/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forward link power control in a communications system comprises: grouping a plurality of user terminals into a plurality of groups, at least one of which comprises more than one of the user terminals; for each said group, determining a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate demand of the group; and assigning one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding power level.