Techniques for simulating phase coherent tracking systems

Abstract

Simulation of carrier tracking systems presents special challenges that are not normally seen in baseband signal analysis. A simulation of carrier tracking systems must recreate the behavior of systems operating at high frequencies. We develop techniques that simplify synchronization performance simulations of a phase coherent carrier tracking system. The techniques overcome special issues related to sampling frequencies and calculating phase jitter. These techniques are applicable to a broad set of synchronization systems that satisfy a set of system model assumptions.