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Secure spread spectrum communication system

US4241447A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 22, 1969
Grant dateDec 23, 1980
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Expiry dateJul 22, 1989

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04K2203/36
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system is protected against jamming by modifying a conventional spread spectrum communication system by inserting errors, in the form of digital noise, into the pseudo-noise digital code used to generate the spread spectrum carrier. A bidirectional system is provided so that when jamming occurs, as a consequence of breaking the corrupted spread spectrum code, the pseudo-noise digital code and/or the percent of errors is changed in a prearranged manner to compensate for the jamming and/or reduce the likelihood of breaking the corrupted spread spectrum code. A conventional correlation receiver is employed to recover the intelligence.

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