Carrier phase synchronisation for a coded PSK signal in satellite links

Author

Cheung, S.

Author_Institution

British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK

fYear

1990

fDate

16-19 Apr 1990

Firstpage

1413

Abstract

A technique for carrier synchronization of a digital modem is studied. The modem transmits a rate-3/4 convolutionally encoded 16-phase-shift keyed signal over a channel with additive white Gaussian noise. The carrier synchronization circuit is data aided, employing decision feedback. Two estimates of carrier phase of the received coded signal are used in the synchronization circuit. The results of computer-simulation tests are used to compare the performances of the system using two phase estimators. It is shown that the carrier-phase estimate of the received coded signal can be improved significantly by combining the phase estimation process with the decoding of the signal. With the second phase estimator which makes use of a maximum likelihood decoder, half of the 16 possible locking positions are eliminated

Keywords

decoding; digital simulation; feedback; modems; phase shift keying; phase-locked loops; satellite links; synchronisation; white noise; additive white Gaussian noise; carrier phase synchronisation; carrier synchronization circuit; coded PSK signal; computer-simulation tests; convolutionally encoded 16-phase-shift keyed signal; decision feedback; digital modem; locking positions; maximum likelihood decoder; performances; phase estimators; satellite links; Additive white noise; Convolution; Convolutional codes; Feedback circuits; Maximum likelihood decoding; Modems; Phase estimation; Phase shift keying; Satellites; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1990. ICC '90, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions. SUPERCOMM/ICC '90. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1990.117300

Filename

117300