Description:

CDMA has established itself as the #1 technology for digital cellular -- and the 3G cdma 2000 standard makes it an even more compelling wireless technology. This up-to-the-minute guide gives communications professionals all they need to deploy and manage CDMA now -- and to migrate to cdma 2000 when they're ready.KEY TOPICS:IS-95 CDMA and cdma2000 explains CDMA technology, architecture, protocols, and management -- in depth. Understand direct sequence spread spectrum and spreading codes; speech and channel coding; and the IS-95 radio interface, including call flow, as well as physical, data link, and signaling layers. Discover advanced RF engineering and capacity planning techniques for maximum performance; implement CDMA security; and understand CDMA's support for wireless data applications. Finally, understand the new 3G cdma2000 standard, its key advantages, and the best ways to prepare your network for migration.MARKET:For all communications professionals working with CDMA or 3G digital cellular technologies.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Access Technologies.
Introduction. Major Attributes of CDMA Systems. Third-Generation Systems. Multiple Access Technologies. Modes of Operation in Wireless Communications. Summary. References.

2. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum and Spreading Codes.
Introduction. Types of Techniques Used for Spread Spectrum. The Concept of Spread Spectrum System. The Performance of DSSS. Bit Scrambling. The Performance of a CDMA System. Pseudorandom Noise Sequences. Summary. Problems. References.

3. Speech and Channel Coding.
Introduction. Speech Coding. Channel Coding. Summary. Problems. References.

4. Diversity, Combining, and Antennas.
Introduction. Diversity Reception. Types of Diversity. Basic Combining Methods. BPSK Modulation and Diversity. Examples of Base Station and Mobile Antennas. Summary. References.

5. IS-95 System Architecture.
Introduction. TR-45/TR-46 Reference Model. Functional Model Based on Reference Model. Wireless Intelligent Network. Summary. References.

6. IS-95 CDMA Air Interface.
Introduction. TIA IS-95 CDMA System. Summary. References.

7. Physical and Logical Channels of IS-95 CDMA.
Introduction. Physical Channels. Modulation. Bit Repetition. Block Interleaving. Channel Coding. Logical Channels. Summary. References.

8. IS-95 CDMA Call Processing.
Introduction. CDMA Call Processing State. CDMA Registration. Authentication. Summary. References.

9. Signaling Applications in IS-95 CDMA.
Introduction. Layered Structure. A-Interface. Roaming. Summary. References.

10. Soft Handoff and Power Control in IS-95 CDMA.
Introduction. Types of Handoff. Pilot Sets. Search Windows. Handoff Parameters. Handoff Messages. Handoff Procedures. Setup and End of Soft Handoff. Maintenance of Pilot Sets. The Need for Power Control. Reverse Link Power Control. Forward Link Power Control. Summary. References.

11. Security and Identification in IS-95 CDMA.
Introduction. Mobile Identification Parameters. Authentication Procedures. Shared Secret Data. Parameter Update. Voice Privacy. Summary. References.

12. RF Engineering and Network Planning.
Introduction. Radio Design for a Cellular/PCS Network. Radio Network Planning. Radio Link Design. Estimation of Cell Count. Radio Coverage Planning. Propagation Models. Delay Spread. Doppler Spread. Intersymbol Interference. Link Budget and Cell Coverage. Dual-Mode CDMA Mobiles. The Transition from an Analog System to a Digital System. Facilities Engineering. Design Considerations at the Boundary of a CDMA System. Interfrequency Handoff. Summary. References.

13. Reverse and Forward Link Capacity of IS-95 CDMA System.
Introduction. Reverse Link Capacity. Multicell Network. Intercell Interference. Erlang Capacity of a Single Cell. Forward Link Capacity. CDMA Cell Size. Forward and Reverse Link Balance. Forward Link Budget. Summary. References. Problems.

14. Wireless Data.
Introduction. Data Communication Services. OSI Upper Layers. Wireless Data Systems. WLAN Standards. Access Methods. Error Control Schemes. Data Services in IS-. Asynchronous Data and Group-3 Facsimile. Short Message Service. Packet Data Services for CDMA Cellular/PCS Systems. Summary. References.

15. cdma2000 System.
Introduction. cdma2000 Layering Structure. cdma2000 Channels. Logical Channels Used by PLICF. Physical Layer. Forward Link Physical Channels. Forward Link Features. Reverse Physical Channels. Data Services in cdma. Mapping of Logical Channels to Physical Channels. Evolution of cdmaOne (IS-95) to cdma. Major Technical Differences between cdma2000 and W-CDMA. Summary. References. A-Traffic Tables. B-Abbreviations. C-Additional References

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