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1. Receiver Requirements for Design

Transmitted GPS L1 signal model

Propagation channel model

Main receiver signal processing blocks : antenna, RF front-end, local oscillator, signal processing

Budget link for GPS L1

General multipath and interference model

General model for signal output by ADC

Application constraints : market, cost, environment, standards Basic GPS L1

Correlator

Definition and general structure

Signal characteristics at correlator output: signal, noise, multipath, interference

2. C/A Signal Processing Architecture

Acquisition detectors

Acquisition strategy

Acquisition performance

Basic signal Acquisition for GPS L1 C/A in presence of noise

Carrier tracking loops for GPS L1 C/A : PLL, FLL

Code tracking loop for GPS L1 C/A

Basic Signal Tracking for GPS L1 C/A in presence of noise

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