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Receiver Sensitivity Equation for Spread Spectrum SystemsReceiver Sensitivity Equation for Spread Spectrum Systems

A/D and D/A CONVERSION/SAMPLING CIRCUITS BASESTATIONS / WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL PROCESSING WIRELESS, RF, AND CABLE

Jun 28, 2002

APPLICATION NOTE 1140

Receiver Sensitivity Equation for Spread Spectrum Systems
The following application note provides insight into how the sensitivity of a spread spectrum application is defined and how the desired sensitivity level for digital communication receivers can be calculated. This technical paper provides a step-by-step development of the receiver sensitivity equation and concludes with numeric example, putting its mathematical definition to the test. In a spread spectrum digital communication receiver, the relationship between the link metric Eb/No (bit energy to noise po