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CYCLE SLIP [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Radio Waves
DEF

[A] discontinuity in the measure of the number of cycles (such as carrier wave cycles) that occurs from a loss of the carrier-tracking signal.

CONT

Cycle slips may occur in a global positioning system receiver when counting cycles between codes is interrupted by a loss of carrier signal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
DEF

Discontinuité d’un nombre entier de cycles dans la phase de battement de la porteuse mesurée résultant d’une perte temporaire du signal d’un satellite GPS [système mondial de positionnement].

CONT

La perte temporaire du verrouillage peut entraîner un «glissement de cycle», c'est-à-dire une discontinuité dans la phase du signal.

Spanish

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