A robust algorithm for measurement on MSK signals

Author

Bucci, Giovanni ; Landi, Carmine

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettrica, l´´Aquila Univ., Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

90

Abstract

The paper discusses a novel technique for testing MSK (Minimum Shift Keying) impulsive radio-frequency (RF) signal transmitters. This technique utilizes the acquired samples of a single shot signal to determine the trajectories of the frequency and phase, by means of a time domain analysis. The theoretical foundation of this technique is given, discussing the application to a pulsed RF MSK signal modulated with a bit-rate of 5 Mbit/s and whose central frequency falls in the band going from 960 MHz to 1206 MHz. The behavior of the measurement algorithm (robustness, influence of both the digitizer time base jitter and noise on the precision of the measurement) has been evaluated by means of simulation tests

Keywords

automatic testing; minimum shift keying; signal reconstruction; signal sampling; telecommunication computing; time-domain analysis; 5 Mbit/s; 960 to 1206 MHz; MSK signals; Minimum Shift Keying; central frequency; frequency; impulsive RF signal transmitters; jitter; noise; phase; precision; pulsed RF MSK signal; robust algorith; simulation tests; single shot signal; time domain analysis; trajectories; Jitter; Noise measurement; Noise robustness; Pulse modulation; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Testing; Time domain analysis; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2000. IMTC 2000. Proceedings of the 17th IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5890-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2000.846818

Filename

846818