Patent ID: 7043200
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. Method for up-link power control in a first gateway earth station ( 3 ) in a satellite communication system comprising a geostationary satellite ( 2 ), a least two other geographically dispersed earth gateway stations ( 4 ) communicating signal carriers ( 30 ) via said satellite ( 2 ) and a plurality of user stations ( 5 ), comprising the steps of: transmitting a first outbound signal ( receiving said first outbound signal ( wherein: receiving signal carriers ( replacing the signal power level of any received signal ( computing a mean value of the signal power level of the outbound signals ( computing a first difference between said first signal ( computing a second difference between said mean signal power level of said second signal ( gateway ( computing an error signal formed by the difference of the first said difference and the second said difference; adjusting the power level of said first gateway stations (