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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2000
Dennis A. Nivens, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
David A. Wright, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Michael S. Munoz, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Gregory S. Caso, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Scott A. Stephens, Phoenix, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for controlling uplink power in a satellite communication system using error leveling is provided. The uplink power control system for a satellite communication system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a communication satellite ( ) and at least one UET ( ). The communication satellite ( ) includes an error detector ( ) and a comparator ( ). The UET ( ) includes a receiver ( ) for receiving an error indicator signal from the comparator ( ), and a power profile processor ( ) for controlling the transmit power level of the particular chanslot being used by the UET in response to the error indicator. A preferred method for controlling the transmit power level of a particular chanslot assigned to a UET in a satellite communication system in accordance with the present invention includes determining an error count for an uplink data signal received from the UET in the chanslot ( ), and comparing the error count to a predetermined error threshold ( ). The method further includes generating an error indicator signal for the chanslot in response to the comparison ( ), and controlling the transmit power level of the particular chanslot in response to the error indicator ( ).