Course
131 - Introduction To CDMA
For Managers And Non-Technical Personnel
Scope
This
one-day seminar gives participants a solid basic understanding of how CDMA
works, including both network equipment and subscriber equipment. It covers
basic principles of the air interface, call processing, and hardware
architecture. CDMA knowledge gained in
this course will facilitate effective interaction with personnel performing
system design, performance analysis, and growth planning, and provide awareness
of current operating issues of CDMA systems.
Target Audience
Managers
and others without wireless technical backgrounds
Course Presentation Setting and Methods
Presented
in a classroom setting using computer projection with student workbooks.
Topical Outline
Introduction
¨
Brief
History of Radio and Telephony
¨
Survey
of Current Wireless Technologies
¨
Comparison
of CDMA and other access methods
¨
Wireless
Deployment Survey: who’s using what?
How CDMA Works: Basic Principles
¨
Understanding
CDMA coding “magic”: class example/demonstration
¨
Spread-Spectrum
Basics
¨
CDMA
Spreading Sequences: Walsh Codes, Short
PN, Long PN
¨
CDMA
forward and reverse channels
Basic CDMA Network Architecture and
Operations
Basic CDMA Handset Architecture and
Operations
¨
How does
a handset “think”?
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Power
Control
¨
Rake
Receiver
¨
Handset
operations, from wake-up through end of a call
¨
CDMA
handoffs – directed by the handset
Overview
of CDMA Messaging and Call Processing
Key CDMA
Performance Issues and Optimization Techniques
Key CDMA Capacity and Planning
Issues
¨
Traffic
Engineering Terms and Basic Concepts
¨
Link
Budgets and High-Level System Design
¨
Multiple
Carriers and the future of CDMA
Prerequisites
None
Course Documentation and Materials
Student
guide
Miscellaneous
supplies
Facilities and Hardware Requirements
Classroom suitable for student note-taking and a screen or other projection surface
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USA
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