Satellite transmission system with adaptive transmission loss compensation
First Claim
1. A method for compensating for communication signal attenuation within at least one localized region of a coverage area of a satellite, the method comprising:
- determining communication signal attenuation within the at least one localized region;
calculating a communication signal transmit power compensation adjustment for each of the at least one localized region based on the signal attenuation; and
adjusting communication signal transmit power allocated to each of the at least one localized region to compensate for the communication signal attenuation.
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Abstract
A system and method for adjusting satellite communication signal transmit power for signals transmitted to a localized region within a satellite coverage area utilize real-time information on weather conditions (172) and/or actual path losses (174) within the localized regions to adjust the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of the satellite beams (188) to minimize the total radio frequency (RF) power required for transmission. The transmission system may be realized using a variety of antenna types for transmitting spot beams and/or area coverage beams. Representative antenna implementations include multi-beam antennas having a low-level beamforming network and hybrid matrix amplifier system, phased-array with independent input amplitude control and beamsteering for each beam, and a phased-array feeding a confocal imaging system for single broadcast beam per polarization. The present invention allows for the reduction of RF transmit power to achieve the same communications performance enabling either increases in satellite functionality and/or an increase in total capacity of the satellite communication system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for compensating for communication signal attenuation within at least one localized region of a coverage area of a satellite, the method comprising:
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determining communication signal attenuation within the at least one localized region;
calculating a communication signal transmit power compensation adjustment for each of the at least one localized region based on the signal attenuation; and
adjusting communication signal transmit power allocated to each of the at least one localized region to compensate for the communication signal attenuation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for compensating for communication signal attenuation within at least one localized region of a coverage area of a satellite, the system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving data indicative of communication signal attenuation within the at least one localized region;
a processor in communication with the receiver for calculating a communication signal transmit power compensation adjustment for each of the at least one localized region based on the signal attenuation;
a satellite transmission system in communication with the processor for adjusting communication signal transmit power allocated to each of the at least one localized region based on the compensation adjustment calculated by the processor to compensate for the communication signal attenuation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A method for controlling satellite communication signal transmit power to compensate for attenuation of a downlink signal due to precipitation within a localized region of a coverage area of a satellite, the satellite in communication with a network operations control center which is in communication with at least one source of weather information, the method comprising:
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receiving weather information at the network operations control center indicative of precipitation within the localized region;
generating an attenuation map by converting the weather information to estimated signal attenuation within the localized region using an analytical model;
transmitting control commands from the network operations control center to the satellite to increase communication signal transmit power within the localized region while substantially maintaining or reducing communication signal transmit power within other localized regions of the satellite coverage area to minimize total satellite transmit power.
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