USERS GUIDE
NR2310D-O/G
REVISION
M
DATE
071720
Page #:
8
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RUBIDIUM SOURCE WITH OCXO
– TYPICAL PHASE NOISE PERFORMANCE
GNSS/GPS Disciplined Oscillator (GPSDO)
When the stability of an atomic or crystal source is not sufficient a GNSS
disciplined source is an option. A GNSS receiver is installed and timing
information from the GNSS is used to discipline the timing device. Timing
accuracy to a ~E-12 is readily achievable.
The GNSS is used to provide timing for a control loop that modulates the
OCXO to bring it in alignment with the PPS timing information. A GNSS timing
source has considerable short-term instability due to the numerous radio
effects - multi-path, signal weakness, etc. In order to develop a stable
reference, the GNSS timing waveform is used to discipline a low noise source
with a Kalman Filter. A good example of the improved jitter performance of a
Kalman Filter is shown below: