Generating A Timing Information (1-PPS) From A Software Defined Radio Decoding of GPS Signals

We complement a secure, Software Defined Radio (SDR) implementation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reception system with the 1-Pulse Per Second (PPS) output to steer the oscillator driving the analog to digital converter, the only reliable timing information in a SDR reception chain. We demonstrate long-term 1-PPS output and the derived Allan deviation consistent with the 10
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at 1 s decreasing to 10
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at 10
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s performance met with most single frequency GNSS receivers.