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RUIDO SEUDOALEATORIO [2 records]

Record 1 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Transport
OBS

pseudo-random noise: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Transport aérien
OBS

bruit pseudo-aléatoire : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Transporte aéreo
OBS

ruido seudoaleatorio: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1998-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
DEF

Noise that satisfies one or more of the standard tests for statistical randomness.

OBS

Although it seems to lack any definite pattern, pseudorandom noise contains a sequence of pulses that repeat themselves, albeit after a long time or a long sequence of pulses.

CONT

For example, in spread-spectrum systems, modulated carrier transmissions appear as pseudorandom noise to a receiver (a) that is not locked on the transmitter frequencies or (b) that is incapable of correlating a locally generated pseudorandom code with the received signal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
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