Pera, B.
and Novick, A.
(2025),
Evaluation of L5 Band GNSS for Use in Time-Transfer, Proceedings of the 55th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Long Beach, CA, US
(Accessed March 31, 2025)
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Evaluation of L5 Band GNSS for Use in Time-Transfer
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Abstract
The L5 frequency band of GPS features a higher power, higher code rate, and superior performance in GNSS denied or degraded environments. GPS L5 is pre-operational at time of writing with 17 satellites but has sufficient coverage for testing and utilizing its performance almost fully. In this paper, the satellite metadata, signal to noise, position uncertainty, and time uncertainty are tested under various conditions. The inclusion of the L5 frequency band shows slightly improved performance under normal rooftop antenna conditions and significantly improved performance in degraded signal environments. Incorporating L5 band signals into GNSS time transfer provides opportunities to use traceable time transfer in previously inaccessible situations and to improve uncertainty in current applications.Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 55th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting
Conference Dates
January 27-31, 2025
Conference Location
Long Beach, CA, US
Conference Title
PTTI 2025
Pub Type
Conferences
Keywords
GNSS, Time-Transfer, L5
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Created January 27, 2025, Updated March 18, 2025