Time Division Multiple Access (Tdma)
Time Division Multiple Access (Tdma)
ACCESS [TDMA]
By,
KAVINPRASATH TS
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ADVANCE WIRLESS COMMUNICATION
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INTRODUCTION IN TDMA?
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is a digital modulation technique used in digital
cellular telephone and mobile radio communication. TDMA is one of two ways to divide
the limited spectrum available over a radio frequency (RF) cellular channel. The other is
known as frequency division multiple access (FDMA). In simplest terms, TDMA enables
multiple users to share the same frequency by dividing each cellular channel into different
time slots. In effect, a single frequency supports multiple and simultaneous data channels.
So, with a two-time slot TDMA, two users can share the same frequency. With a three-time
slot TDMA, three users can share the same frequency and so on.
HOW DOES ITS WORKS?
In TDMA, users transmit in rapid succession, each using their own time slot. This shuttling
process is so fast each user thinks they occupy the same RF channel at the same time. By
allocating a discrete amount of bandwidth to each user, TDMA increases the amount of data
that can be carried over the channel, while enabling simultaneous conversations.
In North America, a variant of TDMA called North American TDMA is used. Almost all 2G
cellular systems use TDMA,
In most of the cases, the entire system bandwidth for an interval of time is not assigned
to a station. However, the frequency of the system is divided into sub-bands, and
TDMA is used for the multiple access in each sub-band. Sub-bands are known
as carrier frequencies. The mobile system that uses this technique is referred as
the multi-carrier systems.
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TDMA THEORY :
It is also used in digital trunking systems, such as TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio)
or P25 (Project 25), for efficient public safety and professional communication.
ADVANTAGES
Permits flexible rates (i.e. several slots can be assigned to a user, for example, each
time interval translates 32Kbps, a user is assigned two 64 Kbps slots per frame).
Can withstand gusty or variable bit rate traffic. Number of slots allocated to a user can
be changed frame by frame (for example, two slots in the frame 1, three slots in the
frame 2, one slot in the frame 3, frame 0 of the notches 4, etc.).
Due to the burst mode, a large number of additional bits are required for
synchronization and supervision.
Call time is needed in each slot to accommodate time to inaccuracies (due to clock
instability).