CDMA

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CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) is a digital cellular technology that allows multiple users to share the same frequency spectrum simultaneously by assigning unique codes to each communication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf digital cellular technology
multiple access scheme
allows multiple users to share the same frequency band simultaneously
appliedIn 3GPP UMTS as WCDMA
basedOn spread-spectrum modulation
canBe asynchronous
synchronous
contrastedWith FDMA NERFINISHED
TDMA
developedBy Qualcomm NERFINISHED
distinguishesUsersBy unique spreading codes
enables higher user capacity compared to FDMA and TDMA in many scenarios
feature frequency reuse of 1
inherent security through code spreading
resistance to narrowband interference
soft capacity limit
soft handoff
fullName Code Division Multiple Access NERFINISHED
introducedInCommercialSystems 1990s
mitigates multipath fading through diversity combining
operatesIn code domain
requires RAKE receivers for multipath combining
power control
synchronization between base station and mobiles in some variants
standardizedBy 3GPP2 NERFINISHED
TIA NERFINISHED
suffersFrom near–far problem
supports data communication
packet data services
voice and data multiplexing on same carrier
voice communication
usedIn 3G mobile systems
GPS spread-spectrum signaling
cellular networks
military communication systems
satellite communication systems
usedInStandard CDMA2000 NERFINISHED
IS-95 NERFINISHED
WCDMA NERFINISHED
cdmaOne NERFINISHED
uses Walsh codes in IS-95 downlink
chip rate higher than data rate
orthogonal codes for downlink in many systems
pseudorandom noise sequences
spread spectrum technology
spreading codes
variant direct-sequence CDMA
frequency-hopping CDMA

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