Parallel correlator architecture

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2006-06-13

2006-06-13

Bayard, Emmanuel (Department: 2638)

Pulse or digital communications

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07061992

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to real time spectral analysis of wide-band sampled signals, in particular to a method and system for real time digital spectral analysis of wide-band sampled signals using parallel processing techniques. The center frequency of each received wide-band signal is shifted by a small fraction ε of its bandwidth. After sampling and digitizing, the wide-band signals are de-multiplexed into N parallel sample streams for parallel processing. The sample streams are digitally FIR filtered and sub-band signals are determined by decimating the sample streams by a factor of 2k·N;k=0,1, . . . , wherein only every 2k·Nth;k=0,1, . . . sample is retained and the others are discarded. These sub-band signals may then be processed using various methods of spectral analysis such as cross-correlation, auto-correlation or phased array applications. Any finite-length FIR filter has a finite transition band. After decimation, the transition band outside sub-band boundaries will suffer aliasing, which causes signals to falsely appear as aliased signals within the sub-band. Shifting all spectral features in the wide-band spectrum with a frequency shift ε prevents false correlation of the aliased signals.

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