Wireless Telecommunications Systems & Networks: Gary J. Mullett
Wireless Telecommunications Systems & Networks: Gary J. Mullett
CDMA Technology
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• Objectives
– Discuss the basic concepts and evolution
of CDMA technology.
– Discuss the difference between the various
access technologies; namely FDMA,
TDMA, and CDMA.
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– List the United States frequency bands used for
CDMA technology.
– Discuss CDMA network and system architecture.
– Discuss network management.
– Discuss CDMA channel and frame concepts.
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– Discuss the functions of the forward and
reverse logical channels.
– Discuss CDMA system operations:
• initialization, call establishment, call handoff,
and power control
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• Objectives
– Discuss the implementation of 3G cellular
using CDMA technology.
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• 6.1 Introduction to CDMA
– Introduction to CDMA technology
– Evolution of 2G CDMA
– Evolution of 3G CDMA
– CDMA basics
• CDMA frequency bands
• See Figure 6-2 and Table 6-1
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• 6.1 Introduction to CDMA
– Frequency planning issues
– Reuse number
– Preferred channel numbers
– Intersystem issues
• See Table 6-3
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• 6.2 CDMA Network and System
Architecture
– Introduction
– Comparison to GSM architecture
– Cdma2000 reference architecture
• See Figure 6-3
• See Figure 6-4
• See Figure 6-6
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• 6.2 CDMA Network and System Architecture
– Mobile-services switching center and visitor
location register
• Interworking function
• Mobile positioning system
• Unified messaging/voice mail service
• HLR/AC, PPCS, and other nodes
• See Figure 6-7
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• 6.2 CDMA Network and System Architecture
– Base station subsystem
• Base station controller
• Radio base station
– PLMN subnetwork
• Circuit core network
• CDMA radio access network
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• 6.2 CDMA Network and System Architecture
– PLMN subnetwork
• Packet core network
– AAA server
– Home agent
– Packet data serving node
– Foreign agent
• See Figure 6-8
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• 6.2 CDMA Network and System Architecture
– Network management system
• Network management
• Subnetwork management and element management
– System communications links
• See Figure 6-9
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• 6.2 CDMA Network and System
Architecture
– Subscriber devices
• Portable devices
• Wireless local loop devices
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• 6.3 CDMA Channel Concept
– Introduction to Walsh codes
• Characteristics
• Other pseudorandom noise codes
• Short and long PN codes
– Spreading procedure
• See Figure 6-10
• See Figure 6-11
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• 6.3 CDMA Channel Concept
– Forward logical channels
• Pilot channel
• Synchronization channel
• Paging channel
• Traffic/power control channels
• See Figure 6-15 and Figure 6-17
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• 6.3 CDMA Channel Concept
– Reverse logical channels
• Differences from forward channel
• PN code derivation
• Access channels
• Traffic/power control channels
• See Figure 6-18 and Figure 6-19
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• 6.3 CDMA Channel Concept
– CDMA frame format
• Vocoding details and formats
• Forward channel frame formats
• Reverse channel frame formats
– Burst transmission
• See Figure 6-21 and Figure 6-22
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• 6.4 CDMA System (Layer 3) Operations
– Initialization/registration
– Status dependent operation
• See Figure 6-23
• See Figure 6-24
• See Figure 6-25
• See Figure 6-26
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• 6.4 CDMA System (Layer 3) Operations
– Call establishment
• Initialization state
• Idle state
• Access state
• Access channel probing
• See Figure 6-27
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• 6.4 CDMA System (Layer 3) Operations
– Traffic state
• Mobile-originated call
• Mobile-terminated call
• Call termination
• Operation details
• See Figure 6-28 and Figure 6-29
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• 6.4 CDMA System (Layer 3) Operations
– Call handoff
• Idle/access handoff
• Soft handoff
– Soft, softer, and soft-softer handoff
• Handoff logistics
• See Figure 6-30
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• 6.4 CDMA System (Layer 3) Operations
– Call handoff
• Hard handoff
• Hand-down
– Due to intercarrier handoff
– Due to disjointed regions
– Border and transition cells
• See Figure 6-32 and Figure 6-33
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• 6.4 CDMA System (Layer 3) Operations
– Power control
• Need for sophisticated power control
• Near-far effect
• Forward link power control details
• Reverse open loop details
• Fast closed loop details
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• 6.5 IS-95-B, cdma2000, and W-CDMA
– IS-95B
• IS-95B forward and reverse channels
• Supplementary code channels
– Cdma2000
• Cdma2000 differences from IS-95B
• Cdma2000 forward and reverse channel structures
• See Figure 6-34 and Figure 6-35
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• 6.5 IS-95-B, cdma2000, and W-CDMA
– Evolution of GSM technology
– W-CDMA and UMTS
• UMTS details
• W-CDMA details
• UTRAN
– TD-CDMA and TD-SCDMA spectrums
• See Figure 6-36
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