Inventors:
Lester R. Querry - Laurel MD
Assignee:
Digital Communications Corporation - Gaithersburg MD
International Classification:
H04L 2720
H04L 2722
Abstract:
A direction phase shift keyed communication system provides the capacity to transmit any one of two symbols for each modulation level. The modulator produces a substantially constant frequency signal which includes a phase transistion in respect of each information bit. In a system with a single modulation level, corresponding to a phase transistion. phi. , one of the two symbols is represented by a phase transition +. phi. , i. e. , an advancing phase transition. The other symbol is represented by a phase transition -. phi. , i. e. , a retarding phase transition. A demodulator responds to a substantially constant frequency signal with a phase transition included, and produces an output signal of a first kind in response to an advancing phase transition +. phi. and an output signal of a second kind in response to a retarding phase transistion -. phi. The system is capable of operating with multiple modulation levels, each of which can represent any one of two symbols, depending on the sense, i. e.