frequency-hopping spread spectrum

A signal structuring technique employing automatic switching of the transmitted frequency. Selection of the frequency to be transmitted is typically made in a pseudo-random manner from a set of frequencies covering a band wider than the information bandwidth. The intended receiver would frequency-hop in synchronization with the code of the transmitter in order to retrieve the desired information. [NTIA] [RR] Note: In many cases, used as an electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) technique.