MSK signal processing in a GPS correlator channel
US6160858A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D3/007
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for demodulating and decoding an MSK signal utilizing synchronous accumulation and simultaneous synchronization of reference carrier and MSK data clocks enables a GPS correlator channel in a multi-channel GPS receiver to be used for processing MSK signals. The PRN code epochs are synchronized with the MSK data clocks and the process of de-spreading with a PRN code is disabled in order to obtain coherent MSK demodulation without corrupting the MSK signal with a PRN code within the channel.
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