Timing Alternatives For Critical Applications in GNSS-Denied Environments
Timing Alternatives For Critical Applications in GNSS-Denied Environments
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deployed
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What types of receiver technologies or network-based
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services are implemented will depend on the accuracy and
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criticality of the applications that consume the timing services.
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There are some additional technologies, including some software-
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based approaches that are not covered in this article. GNSS
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receivers would be classified for vulnerability
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Figure 1. Summary of selected receiver-based
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Satellite-Based Timing
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uplink as the satellites pass over master ground stations. While in
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