Patent ID: 9621256
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: sending a request from an aircraft to obtain bandwidth with an initial set of transmit parameters; initiating a communication session between the aircraft and at least one satellite using a first set of transmit parameters; monitoring aircraft and/or environmental conditions capable of affecting transmit/receive properties during the communication session; determining a change in uplink power at a time interval equal to a transmit frame length; determining a maximum allowable transmission output power based, at least in part, on governmental regulations and the monitored aircraft and/or environmental conditions; and adjusting one or more transmit parameters from the first set of transmit parameters to maintain aircraft transmission output power below the maximum allowable transmission output power, wherein the aircraft conditions include at least one of antenna skew angle, aircraft position, and wherein the environmental conditions include at least presence of precipitation and absence of precipitation.