Improved Interception Capability Through the use of Transform Domain Processing.

Abstract

The research conducted during the course of this grant was devoted to two basic problems. The first was that of designing and analyzing an enhanced radiometer possessing the capability of intercepting a signal which is embedded in narrowband interference. The essence of the design was to precede the radiometer with a narrowband interference suppression filter; this allowed the receiver to null out most of the energy of the interference before it entered the radiometer, with the net result being an intercept receiver with much lower false alarm probability. The second major topic that was studied dealt with the design and performance analysis of code division multiple access (CDMA) systems for military communications. This topic was chosen because it complemented the former research area of interception, in the sense that the two together provided coverage of the essence of military communication needs (i.e., knowledge of the enemy's signaling, and security of one's own signaling). The research on CDMA included optimizing the chip rate of a direct sequence system when used over a frequency selective fading channel, and designing an enhanced coarse acquisition system to allow synchronization in the presence of narrowband interference.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA292231

Entities

People

  • L. B. Milstein

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Code Division Multiple Access
  • Communication Systems
  • Computational Science
  • Decoding
  • Detectors
  • Digital Communications
  • False Alarms
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • Military Communications
  • Military Research
  • Multiple Access
  • Probability
  • Radio Equipment
  • Random Variables

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control