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Method and device for demodulating Galileo alternate binary offset carrier (Alt-BOC) signals

US7486717B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2007
Grant dateFeb 3, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0057
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for demodulating alternate binary offset carrier signals includes at least two subcarriers, each having an in-phase and a quadrature component modulated by pseudo-random codes. The quadrature components are modulated by dataless pilot signals. The in-phase components are modulated by data signals. The method includes converting the alternate binary offset carrier signals into an intermediate frequency, band-pass filtering the converted signals and sampling the filtered signals, generating a carrier phase and carrier phase-rotating the sampled signals by the carrier phase, correlating the rotated sampled signals, and generating, for each subcarrier, pseudo-random binary codes and a subcarrier phase, which are used to correlate the rotated sampled signals.

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