Narrowband Filtering Effects on Frequency-Hopped Signals

Abstract

This thesis explored a low complexity solution to remove follower, narrowband tone jamming signals which are randomly dispersed within the bandwidth of a hop without causing non-linear phase distortions in a frequency-hopping (FH) system. Forward and reverse processed narrow stopband, elliptical infinite impulse response (IIR) filters were designed and applied to known audio and digital data. Analysis focused on narrowband filtering one hop of a FH signal in the absence of noise. The results were compared with the output of equivalent finite impulse response (FIR) filters and equivalent forward processed 11k filters. This analysis demonstrates the effectiveness of forward and reverse narrow bandstop 11k filtering to eliminate unwanted tone jamming signals while preserving the phase of the received FH signal. These results also suggest that a FH system with narrow bandstop filtering can operate reliably in the presence of a high power tone jamming signal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA411062

Entities

People

  • Kevin A. Waters

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandstop Filters
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Digital Data
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Agility
  • Frequency Shift
  • Military Communications
  • Multiple Access
  • Narrowband
  • Notch Filters
  • Phase Distortion
  • Radio Equipment
  • Spread Spectrum

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.