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dc.contributor.advisorElsherbeni, Atef Z.
dc.contributor.authorKast, Joshua M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-27T15:56:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T13:15:22Z
dc.date.available2019-12-20T16:45:12Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T13:15:22Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifierKast_mines_0052N_11651.pdf
dc.identifierT 8644
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11124/172830
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description2018 Fall.
dc.description.abstractUntethered radio channel sounders use stable frequency standards to synchronize physically separated transmitters and receivers, allowing for practical propagation measurements in complex environments such as cities, factories, and offices. In this paper, measurements of the timing-uncertainty of an untethered, correlation-based channel sounder are presented. Timing results are characterized using both deterministic predictions of timing-drift, as well as analysis of timing-noise using the modified Allan deviation. The 1-6 GHz, correlation-based channel sounder used in this experiment uses a pair of rubidium clocks to provide synchronization between the transmitter and receiver. Measurements of up to 7 days in length were made to determine the long-term behavior of the timing system. We show that the use of rubidium clocks, common to many channel sounders, introduces both deterministic drift as well as several forms of timing noise into channel sounding measurements. This work extends upon existing literature by providing measurements of both timing drift and timing noise, using multiple system configurations, over long test durations.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library
dc.relation.ispartof2018 - Mines Theses & Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.
dc.subjectchannel sounder
dc.subjectwireless communications
dc.subjecttime synchronization
dc.subjectAllan deviation
dc.titleQuantification of timing uncertainty in a correlation based channel sounder
dc.typeText
dc.contributor.committeememberQuimby, Jeanne
dc.contributor.committeememberHadi, Mohammed
dc.contributor.committeememberArkadan, Abd A.
dcterms.embargo.terms2019-12-20
dcterms.embargo.expires2019-12-20
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado School of Mines
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