Power adjustment of a communication link based on state disturbance estimations
A communication device is provided that estimates one or more disturbance values associated with one or more components of the communication device, and adjusts the communication device to change a received power of the output signal. The communication device includes a transmitter having a seed laser configured to provide an amount of bandwidth for an output signal, an Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) configured to increase an amplitude of the output signal, and a single mode variable optical attenuator (SMVOA) configured to decrease the amplitude of the output signal.
1. A method of adjusting power output over a communication link, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors of a first communication device, signal power information from a second communication device;
estimating, by the one or more processors, a plurality of disturbance values based on the signal power information, wherein each of the plurality of disturbance values is an average amount of change in power over a given timeframe; and
adjusting, by the one or more processors, power of a communication signal output by the first communication device over the communication link based on the estimated disturbance values.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal power information includes an indication of an amount of received power for the communication link during a first timeframe.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the indication is a relative received signal strength indicator.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the indication is received via an optical signal from the second communication device.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the indication is received via a radio frequency (RF) signal from the second communication device.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the indication is received continually or at regular intervals.
7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
storing, by the one or more processors, the indication in a memory.
8. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving, by the one or more processors, one or more measurements related to a state of the first communication device during the first timeframe.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein estimating the plurality of disturbance values is further based on the received one or more measurements.
10. A first communication device comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive signal power information from a second communication device;
estimate a plurality of disturbance values based on the signal power information, wherein each of the plurality of disturbance values is an average amount of change in power over a given timeframe; and
adjust power of a communication signal output by the first communication device over a communication link based on the estimated disturbance values.
11. The first communication device of claim 10 , wherein the signal power information includes an indication of an amount of received power for the communication link during a first timeframe.
12. The first communication device of claim 11 , wherein the indication is a relative received signal strength indicator.
13. The first communication device of claim 11 , wherein the indication is received via an optical signal from the second communication device.
14. The first communication device of claim 11 , wherein the indication is received via a radio frequency (RF) signal from the second communication device.
15. The first communication device of claim 11 , wherein the indication is received continually or at regular intervals.
16. The first communication device of claim 11 , further comprising a memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to store the indication in the memory.
17. The first communication device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive one or more measurements related to a state of the first communication device during the first timeframe.
18. The first communication device of claim 17 , wherein the estimation of the plurality of disturbance values is further based on the received one or more measurements.