cdmaOne™ and cdma2000 Concepts and Terminology

Length: 16 hours (2 days)

Prerequisites: Technical background in wireless telecommunications.

Audience:

This course is for the experienced telecommunications professional who needs to learn the fundamental concepts of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology that conforms to the cdmaOne™ and cdma2000 family of specifications.

We recommend that engineers begin with CDMA2000 1x RC1 and RC2, CDMA2000 1x Release 0, and CDMA2000 1x Release A.

Course Description:

This course provides students with a foundation in CDMA wireless communications. It presents an overview of the concepts and terminology related to CDMA technology.

Topics discussed include:

• cdmaOne™ standard
• power control terminology
• codes used in CDMA
• call processing methods
• handoff techniques
• registration methods
• cdma2000 overview
• IS-856 High Speed Wireless Packet Data overview

• Describe the content of the principal cdmaOne™ standards
• Describe the architecture of a CDMA system
• Describe the fundamentals of orthogonal and pseudorandom codes
• Describe the generation and function of cdmaOne™ code channels
• List the key messages used by the CDMA system operator to configure subscriber stations
• List the types of handoff supported by CDMA systems
• Describe the handoff process
• List and explain the registration techniques
• List the cdma2000 code channels
• Identify the cdma2000 channels that are backward compatible with TIA/EIA-95
• Name the two types of transmit diversity used in cdma2000
• List the major similarities and differences between IS-856 High Speed Wireless Packet Data and cdma2000 1x and TIA/EIA-95
• Describe the difference between cdma2000 logical and physical channels
• Explain what is meant by the term "Radio Configuration"
• Describe cdma2000 Spreading Rate 1 and Spreading Rate 3
• List the differences in requirements for voice versus data
• List the improvements of cdma2000 over earlier CDMA standards