Power control for a mobile terminal in a satellite communication system

摘要

A method for controlling the transmit power level of a mobile terminal in a satellite communication system includes both a closed-loop element and an open-loop element. For the closed-loop element, the base station calculates the mobile terminal's power setting based on the strength of the signals received from the mobile terminal. The base station takes into account the propagation delays of the satellite system in determining the mobile terminal's transmit power setting. The open-loop element of the power control method allows the mobile terminal to adjust its own transmit power level from frame to frame based on the strength of the received signals from the base station. The strength of the signal received from the base station in each frame is compared to the strength of the signal received in the previous frame. The transmit power level of the mobile terminal is then adjusted inversely in accordance with variations in the observed signal strength.