Frequency and Timing System for the Consolidated DSN and STDN Tracking Network

R.C. Coffin, D.E. Johnson, P.F. Kuhnle

Abstract:	For NASA, JPL. is presently in the planning phase of consolidating the existing Deep Space Network (DSN) and colocated Goddard Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (STDN) stations into a multiple antennae array. Each site will include a Signal Processing Center (SPC) centered in an array of four or five antennas each located within approximately 300 to 800 meters of the SPC. A central Frequency and Timing System (FTS) located in the SPC will contain reference frequency, timing and time code generation, and distribution equipment for both the SPC and each antenna with its associated front end antenna control building. The reference frequency distribution and clock equipment will be driven by a Hydrogen Maser as the prime frequency standard with Cesium Beam Frequency Standard as the secondary. This paper will present the proposed equipment configuration and preliminary performance specifications for the above Frequency and Timing System.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 12th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting December 2 - 4, 1980 Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland
Pages:	591 - 614
Cite this article:	Coffin, R.C., Johnson, D.E., Kuhnle, P.F., "Frequency and Timing System for the Consolidated DSN and STDN Tracking Network," Proceedings of the 12th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Greenbelt, Maryland, December 1980, pp. 591-614.
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