• DocumentCode
    935124
  • Title

    Comparison of strategies for serial acquisition of frequency-hopped spread-spectrum signals

  • Author

    Putman, C.A. ; Rappaport, S.S. ; Schilling, D.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Barcom Electronics, Durban, South Africa
  • Volume
    133
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    4/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    129
  • Lastpage
    137
  • Abstract
    The method of serial search for coarse acquisition of frequency-hopped spread-spectrum signals is investigated from a practical aspect. A convenient method for deriving acquisition time statistics is outlined. Search performance is optimised for minimum acquisition time by comparing search techniques and strategies, and by observing the effect of diverse environments.
  • Keywords
    frequency shift keying; signal detection; spread spectrum communication; acquisition time statistics; coarse acquisition; frequency-hopped spread spectrum signals; serial acquisition; serial search method; signal detection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, Radar and Signal Processing, IEE Proceedings F
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0143-7070
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-f-1.1986.0021
  • Filename
    4646780