Signal quantization effects on acquisition process of GPS receiver: the analysis and simulation

Signal quantization levels can have significant impact on the performance of a GPS receiver, especially in the present of the interference. In this paper, signal quantization model for estimating interference suppression of the correlator and evaluating the performance of GPS receiver is presented. With the proposed model, performance of the receiver in acquisition process is demonstrated by showing the quantization effects on SNR degradation and weak signal detection. Test results show the limits of the low-SNR acquisition of the receiver and the better performance GPS receiver will achieve with a proper set quantization method.