Load shedding method to enhance uplink margin with combined FDMA/TDMA uplinks
First Claim
1. A load shedding method to enhance uplink margin between a terrestrial terminal and a satellite in a satellite based communications system, said load shedding method comprising:
- generating at the terrestrial terminal a first signal having a first carrier channel;
generating at the terrestrial terminal a second signal having a second carrier channel;
transmitting from the terrestrial terminal to the satellite a cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal having the first carrier channel and the second signal having the second carrier channel;
determining by a terminal control unit in the terrestrial terminal a transmit power level PT of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal transmitted from the terrestrial terminal;
determining a received power level PR of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal received at the satellite;
transmitting a power control report from the satellite to the terrestrial terminal that identifies the received power level PR of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal received at the satellite;
determining an attenuation level PT-PR by the terminal control unit in the terrestrial terminal;
terminating transmission of the second signal having the second carrier channel upon instruction by the terminal control unit when the attenuation level PT-PR of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal transmitted from the terrestrial terminal exceeds a first threshold; and
resuming transmission of the second signal having the second carrier channel upon instruction by the terminal control unit when the attenuation level PT-PR is less than a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is greater than the second threshold to provide a level of hysteresis.
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Abstract
A load shedding method and apparatus to enhance uplink margin between a terrestrial terminal (14) and a satellite (12) in a satellite based communications system (10) is provided. The terrestrial terminal (14) includes a multi-carrier network (40) that generates a plurality of uplink carrier channels. A RF transmit and receive system (48) transmits the plurality of uplink carrier channels to the satellite (12). A terminal control unit (46) determines an attenuation level on the plurality of uplink carrier channels transmitted to the satellite (12). The terminal control unit (46) also instructs the multi-carrier network (40) to increase or decrease the number of uplink carrier channels to be transmitted to the satellite.
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4 Claims
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1. A load shedding method to enhance uplink margin between a terrestrial terminal and a satellite in a satellite based communications system, said load shedding method comprising:
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generating at the terrestrial terminal a first signal having a first carrier channel;
generating at the terrestrial terminal a second signal having a second carrier channel;
transmitting from the terrestrial terminal to the satellite a cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal having the first carrier channel and the second signal having the second carrier channel;
determining by a terminal control unit in the terrestrial terminal a transmit power level PT of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal transmitted from the terrestrial terminal;
determining a received power level PR of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal received at the satellite;
transmitting a power control report from the satellite to the terrestrial terminal that identifies the received power level PR of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal received at the satellite;
determining an attenuation level PT-PR by the terminal control unit in the terrestrial terminal;
terminating transmission of the second signal having the second carrier channel upon instruction by the terminal control unit when the attenuation level PT-PR of the cumulative uplink signal formed by the first signal and the second signal transmitted from the terrestrial terminal exceeds a first threshold; and
resuming transmission of the second signal having the second carrier channel upon instruction by the terminal control unit when the attenuation level PT-PR is less than a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is greater than the second threshold to provide a level of hysteresis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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