L-3 Communications Corporation

Steven J McEntire

Samuel Charles Kingston

Steven T Barham

Raied N Mazahreh

Merle LeRoy Keller, Jr

Alan E Lundquist

Zachary C Bagley

Warren Paul Willes

A digital communication system includes a generator for generating a plurality of pulse trains, each having a different timing, and pre-compensation circuitry for synchronizing the plurality of pulse trains to a timing signal. The system also includes comparison circuitry for simultaneously comparing a received burst code signal to each of the plurality of pulse trains, where the burst code signal is synchronized to the timing signal, and a detector for detecting which of the pulse trains is a closest temporal match to the burst code signal. The pre-compensation circuitry operates to reduce acquisition time and keep PN code uncertainties within the range of the comparison circuitry.

Acquisition and tracking of burst code signals

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Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America

Steven J McEntire