Feedback from GPS Timing Users: Relayed Observations from 2 SOPS

Abstract

Time-transfer users who make use of GPS for one-way synchronization benefit from being able to operate autonomously, and in anonymity. Though autonomous, anonymous operations can prove advantageous, in particular, for activities associated with the military, their anonymity can result in the undesirable side effect of lost connectivity with the GPS community. Recent GPS satellite maintenance activities have exposed some unusual characteristics of certain, but not all, types of GPS time-transfer receivers. As a result, many Department of Defense (DOD) and other government agency users affected by these satellite activities have emerged to provide the GPS community (2 SOPS in particular) with feedback concerning their experiences with GPS Time Transfer. This paper presents general descriptions of the types of users who have emerged, as well as general observations on the received feedback.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA497091

Entities

People

  • Steven T. Hutsell
  • Tony Occhi

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Department Of Defense
  • Feedback
  • Frequency Standards
  • Ground Based
  • Ionosondes
  • Local Area Networks
  • Networks
  • North America
  • Observation
  • Research Facilities
  • Space Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space