CDMA OVERVIEW

Main Content
 Introduction to WLL

 Multiple Access

 CDMA concept

 Spread spectrum principle

 The advantage of CDMA

 CDMA codes, Channels

 CDMA Evolution path

 Call Processing

 EVDO overview
Cost reduction method in the external plant is

WIRELESS IN LOCAL LOOP ( W L L)

 WIRELESS IN LOCAL LOOP ( W L L)

Reasons for implementing WLL

1. Cost
2. Subscriber migration problems
3. Centralized Maintenance
4. Service breakdowns due to cable fault
5. Less Maintenance

Requirements of CDMA SYSTEM

1. Services (Eg: Voice, Low speed data, FAX)
2. Capacity- It should be high
3. PSTN connectivity
4. Maintainability
5. Cost- It is low when compared to Landline
Advantages of CDMA systems
1. Over Wire line:
• Easy Installation, Maintenance, Low cost
• Mobility
• Ease of operation and Admn., mtce.
• Call drop < 2%
2. Over Mobile (GSM System):
• Large Coverage
• Large Capacity
WHAT IS MULTIPLE ACCESS ?
NUMBER OF USERS ACCESS AND SHARE
• TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
• BANDWIDTH AVAILABLE
FOR COMMUNICATION AT THE SAME TIME.

MULTIPLE ACCESS METHODS

Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
FDMA is a multiple access method in which users are assigned
specific frequency bands. The user has sole right of using the
frequency band for the entire call duration.( Eg: TV
broadcasting)
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
In TDMA an assigned frequency band shared among a few
users. However, each user is allowed to transmit in
predetermined time slots. Hence, channelization of user is
achieved through separation in time. (Eg: GSM)

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (CDMA)

LARGE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSIONS ARE COMBINED
ON THE SAME RF CHANNEL AT THE SAME TIME BUT ARE
SEPERATED BY “CODES”.
Salient Features of CDMA
• It is an advanced comm. Technology.
• It has Anti-jam and security features.
• Large capacity as compared to other Technology.
like FDMA and TDMA.
• It uses spread spectrum technology.
• Better use of the multipath.
• Frequency Reuse.

Evolution of Mobile Communications System

1G 2G 3G

Analog cellular Digital cellular Digital cellular

Voice Voice /data Voice / high speed data

AMPS CDMA 1XRtt CDMA2000 1x EVDO

TACS GSM GPRS W_CDMA

80’ 1992 1999 2001 2003

CDMA 800 MHz Cellular Spectrum Usage

Channel
Numbers
1023

1023
991

333
334

666
667
716
717

799

991

333
334

666
667
716
717

799
1

1
other
A” A B A’ B’ uses A” A B A’ B’
1 10 10 1.5 2.5 1 10 10 1.5 2.5
824Reverse link (i.e., mobile transmits) 849 869Forward link (i.e., cell site transmits)
894
MHz MHz MHz MHz
Possible CDMA ~300 kHz. “guard bands” possibly required if
Center Freq. Assignments adjacent-frequency signals are non-CDMA
(AMPS, TDMA, ESMR, etc.)

 All CDMA RF carriers are 1.25 MHz. Wide

FEATURES OF CDMA SYSTEM

 Frequency of operation : 824-849Mhz and
869-894 Mhz
 Duplexing Mehtod : Frequency Division Duplexing
(FDD)
 RF Spacing : 1.25 Mhz
 Coverage : 5 Km with hand held
telephones.
20 Km with fixed units.
Cdma fwt phone
Advantages of CDMA (1)
 Frequency reuse factor is 1
 network design and expanding become much easier

Advantages of CDMA(2)
large coverage
almost 2 times than GSM, save money for operator
Example:
cover 1000 km2：
GSM need 200 BTS ，
CDMA only need 50 BTS
Attention:
exact result need “Link Budget ”

Good voice quality, use 8k QCELP, 8k EVRC,

13K QCELP voice coding—the best coding method in the world.
Perfect Power Control and voice activation make the MS
Power low, healthy for body—green mobile phone.
Mean Power Max Power
GSM: 125mW 2W
CDMA: 2mW 200mW
Multiple Diversity techniques I.e, Frequency, Space and Time
Diversities are employed, More diversity techniques obviously
improves system performance
ADVANTAGES OF CDMA
 FREQUENCY REUSE
 LARGE COVERAGE
 HIGH PRIVACY
 SOFT HANDOFF
  GOOD VOICE QUALITY
 SMOOTH MIGRATION TO 3G

BTS ANTENNA ( OUTDOOR

SPREAD SPECTRUM PRINCIPLES
SHANON FORMULA

C=B*log2(1+S/N)
Where,
 C is capacity of channel, b/s
B is signal bandwidth, Hz
S is average power for signal
N is average power for noise
IT IS THE LANDMARK PAPER OF INFORMATION THEORY, A
MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION.

Codes used in CDMA

Code Name No., of Code length Purpose

Codes

Walsh Code 64 64 Identify F/L

channles

Short 2pow 15 15 Identify Base stns.

PN Code

Long PN 2pow 42 42 Identify Mobile

code stns.

DEFINITION OF WALSH CODE

 WALSH FUNCTION IS FORMED BY RECURSION
RELATIONSHIP OF HADAMARD MATRIX.
 HADAMARD MATRIX IS AN ORTHOGONAL SQUARE
MATRIX.IT IS JUST COMPOSED OF +1(0) AND –1(1).

0 0 0 0
Hn Hn
0 0 0 1 0 1 H2n =
0 ___
0 1 0 0 1 1 Hn Hn

0 1 1 0

 Walsh Codes:-
 In CDMA the traffic channels are separated by Unique
“Walsh” code. These are
 (a) 64 codes each of length 64 Bits
 (b) Used in Forward traffic channel Codes.
 (c) All codes are orthogonal to each other.
 (d) These codes provide Isolation between
multiple signals transmitted by base stations
LONG CODE
 (a) 242 Bits length
 (c) This code is unique for every subscriber.
 (d) It is known as user address mask or user
identification.
 (e) Subscriber are differentiated as no two same
codes are used.
 SHORT CODE
 This PN sequence is 215 bits length.
 Differentiates cells and sectors.
 Identifies cells and sectors.
 Each cell uses different short code.

Rake Receiver
 The rake receiver is a CDMA feature that turns what
is a problem in other technologies into an advantage for
CDMA.
 Signals sent over the air can take multi-paths to the
receiver. It can result in the receiving getting serveral
versions of the same signal but at slightly different times.
 Multi-paths can cause a loss of signal through
cancellation in other technologies.
 CDMA rake receiver is multiple receivers in one. The
rake receiver identifies the three strongest multi-path
signals and combines them to produce one very strong
signal.
 Multi-path Propagation

CALL PROCESSING: Call Initiation

• Mobile sends “origination” message on the access
channel
• Receives acknowledgement on the paging channel
• Receives channel assignment on paging channel
• Tunes to assigned traffic channel
• Stays on the traffic channel till completion of the call
 • In-call signalling is done in a multiplex mode

CALL PROCESSING: Receiving a Call

• Call is received through the gateway at the MSC
• Call is directed to the current BTS
• A Page is sent out on the paging channel in assigned slot
• Mobile responds on the access channel
• BTS sends out a channel assignment on the paging
channel
• Mobile initiates the assigned traffic channel and waits for
a ring
• User answers

HANDOFF TYPES
 HARD HANDOFF
 SOFT HANDOFF
 SOFTER HANDOFF
 HARD HANDOFF
 In FDMA based cellular systems, neighbor cells use
different set of frequencies.
 When the signal power received by the mobile unit from
a neighbor base station exceeds the signal power of the
current cell’s base station by a certain threshold, the
mobile unit stops communicating with the current base
station and connects to the neighboring station.
 This is called HARD HANDOVER.

 SOFT HANDOFF
 A mobile unit enters the soft handover state when the
signal strength of the neighboring cell exceeds a certain
threshold but is still below the current base station’s
signal strength
 The mobile is connected to both base stations and its
transmission power is controlled by the base station with
the higher signal strength
 In the uplink two or more base stations can receive the
mobile signal
  In the downlink mobile unit can combine signals from
different users by a Rake Receiver

SOFTER HANDOFF
A softer handoff occurs when a subscriber
is simultaneously communicating with
more than one sector of the same cell.