TLT-5606 - Spread Spectrum Techniques

Matlab Exercises, Thu 30.4.2009, 13 - 15, TC221

1. Study the Power Spectral Density (PSD) of Galileo and GPS signals, by using the
concept of Double BOC (DBOC) modulation. Briefly, DBOC is a 2-stage BOC
modulation: first stage has a BOC modulation order NBOC1 and the second stage has a
BOC modulation order NBOC2. Recall that BOC modulation order is defined via twice
the ratio between sub-carrier frequency and chip rate, that is, if sine BOC(m,n) is used,
then NBOC1=2m/n.. The following cases can be distinguished, according to BOC
modulation orders:

The PSDs are given by the following formulas:

By calling the function PSD_plots.m which implements the above formulas, draw on the
same figure, with different colors, the following 4 PSDs:
a) BPSK
b) SinBOC(1,1)
c) CosBOC(1,1)
d) CosBOC(15,2.5)
Where are the main PSD lobes situated in each case (at which frequency)? Which of the above
PSDs has a significant component at 0 frequency?

2. Using the PSDs formulas derived in PSD_plots.m and the definition of Spectral
Separation Coefficient (SSC) from Lecture 11 (see below),

find out (via Matlab) the following SSC coefficients:

a) SSC between BPSK (with fc=1.023 MHz) and sine BOC(1,1) (i.e., fc=1.023 MHz,
fsc=1.023 MHz) at a bandwidth of 8 MHz
b) Self-interference of BPSK
c) Self-interference of Sine BOC(1,1)
Compare your results with the results from the table in slide 36 of Lecture 11 (remember to
convert your SSC results obtained via integration into dBWHz by subtracting 60 dB from the
10log10(SSC) value). Also, note that integral in Matlab can be implemented via summation.
Example:
Frequency axis can be defined via: fax=[-BW/2:delta_int:BW/2]+1e-6; where BW
is the desired BW and delta_int is a sufficiently small step
and SSC in dBWHz scale can be obtained via:
SSC=10*log10(sum(PSD_desired.*PSD_interference*delta_int))-60;

PSD_desired and PSD_interference are obtained from PSD_plots.m and.

3. Based on the attached Simulink model (CBOC.mdl), understand the principles of

Composite BOC (CBOC(+)) modulation; check the autocorrelation function and its Power
spectral densities. Vary the weighting factors and notice the impact on the outputs. Recall
from Lecture 11 that the CBOC(+) waveform is obtained via linear superposition of 2 sine
BOC waveforms