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GPS navigation message subframe

A GPS navigation message subframe is a segment of digital data transmitted by GPS satellites to provide positioning and timing information to receivers.

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37.5 B · subframe payload size

Subframe payload size · exact conversion

Scale illustration of a GPS navigation message subframe, showing the recorded subframe payload size.
Recorded subframe payload size: 37.5 B.

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GPS navigation message subframe vs SHA-256 digest: data size comparison

The subframe payload size of a GPS navigation message subframe is about 1.17 times the binary digest size of a SHA-256 digest.

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GPS navigation message subframe

A GPS navigation message subframe is a segment of digital data transmitted by GPS satellites to provide positioning and timing information to receivers.

37.5 BSubframe payload size
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SHA-256 digest

A SHA-256 digest is a unique digital fingerprint generated from input data using the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm.

32 BBinary digest size
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Bar length represents bytes. The physical sizes of devices are schematic; encoding and compression affect file sizes.
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GPS navigation message subframe

Subframe payload size: 37.5 B; exact conversion.

A legacy GPS navigation-message subframe contains 300 transmitted bits, equivalent to 37.5 bytes. The fractional byte is an exact bit-count conversion, not a claim that the radio message is stored byte-aligned.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked subframe payload size is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

SHA-256 digest

Binary digest size: 32 B; standard.

A SHA-256 digest is exactly 256 bits, or 32 bytes. Text hexadecimal representation usually occupies 64 ASCII characters.

NIST — Secure Hash Standard

The marked binary digest size is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why we use 37.5 B

We compare the subframe payload size of a GPS navigation message subframe. This value follows an exact definition or conversion.

A legacy GPS navigation-message subframe contains 300 transmitted bits, equivalent to 37.5 bytes. The fractional byte is an exact bit-count conversion, not a claim that the radio message is stored byte-aligned.

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