Detection and blanking of GSM interference in radio-astronomical observations

Amir Leshem, Alle Jan Van Der Veen, Ed Deprettere

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Abstract

Radio-astronomical observations are increasingly disturbed by man-made communication signals, satellite and broadcast services. In particular, the GSM band is a highly saturated domain, full with interferers which are much stronger than radio astronomical signals. We propose a strategy to reduce this interference using its non-stationary nature. We describe a multichannel interference detector which enables us to reduce the interference by rejecting corrupted time-frequency slots. The use of multichannel detection greatly improves performance over previously suggested single channel detectors. This paper is the first to propose the implementation of advanced array signal processing methods for interference detection in radio astronomical observations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication1999 2nd IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 1999
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages374-377
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780355997
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 1999 - Annapolis, United States
Duration: 9 May 199912 May 1999

Publication series

NameIEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC

Conference

Conference2nd IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnnapolis
Period9/05/9912/05/99

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