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Assessment of Compatibility between Global Positioning System Receivers and Adjacent Band Base Station and User Equipment Transmitters

Topics:

  • Spectrum Management [1]
Report ID: 
TM-20-536
December 07, 2020
Edward F. Drocella Jr., Cou-Way Wang, Nickolas LaSorte
Abstract: 

This technical memorandum provides the results of a compatibility assessment between terrestrial GPS L1 coarse/acquisition (C/A) code receivers operating in the 1559-1610 MHz RNSS band and terrestrial operations in the 1526-1536 MHz, 1627.5 1637.5 MHz, and 1646.5-1656.5 MHz bands. The Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) Technical Focus Group (TFG) assessed compatibility between different categories of GPS L1 C/A code receivers and the proposed terrestrial deployment by examining the degradation in carrier-to-noise density ratio (C/N0), loss-of-lock, position error, and increase in acquisition/reacquisition time for GPS receivers.

Keywords: electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); GPS; spectrum sharing; harmful interference; 1526-1536 MHz; 1627.5 1637.5 MHz; 1646.5-1656.5 MHz

  • Technical Memo [2] TM-20-536 (PDF, 12.2 MB)
  • Ex-Parte Letter to FCC [3] (PDF)

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Source URL: https://ntia.gov/report/2020/assessment-compatibility-between-global-positioning-system-receivers-and-adjacent-band

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[1] https://ntia.gov/category/spectrum-management
[2] https://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/publications/download/TM-20-536.pdf
[3] https://ntia.gov/files/ntia/publications/ntia_ex_parte_letter_re_ntia_technical_memo_re_gps-terrestrial_compatibility.pdf