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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2007
James A. Wurzbach, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven E. Shields, San Diego, CA (US);
David G. Manzi, Tucson, AZ (US);
James A. Wurzbach, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven E. Shields, San Diego, CA (US);
David G. Manzi, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a method of processing a signal is described that includes receiving a signal having an encoded digital packet, wherein the digital packet includes packet data and a packet frame, wherein the packet frame includes a common digital signal that is common to each one of a plurality of digital packets. The method further includes sampling a signal associated with the received signal to provide a sampled signal. The method further includes performing a channel characterization by contrasting a signal representative of the sampled signal with a signal representative of the common digital signal. A corresponding system is also described.