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The B2a signal features both a data and a pilot channel, whereas the B2b component is data only with data symbols of 1 ms duration. The absence of a pilot channel and the fast data rate make the processing of the B2b component challenging. Tracking performance can, however, be improved by jointly processing the B2a and B2b components. In this respect, meta-signal approaches are investigated for jointly processing the B2a and B2b signals. Two meta-signal tracking architectures are proposed: the first considers the pilot channel of the B2a component and the data channel of the B2b signal. The second exploits all the power available and also implements data\/pilot combining on the B2a channel. Both architectures allow the extension of the integration time beyond the data symbol duration using non-coherent approaches. Theoretical results are supported by simulations and real data analysis performed using a custom Software Defined Radio (SDR) receiver. 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