Title :
A comparative study of cdma2000 and W-CDMA
Author :
Parameshwar, N. ; Rajagopalan, Ramki
Author_Institution :
AWARD Solutions Inc., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
Third-generation mobile systems promise to provide new and enhanced services requiring very high data rates compared to second-generation mobile systems. Two key Radio Transmission Technology (RTT) proposals to meet the desired data rates and other requirements are cdma2000 by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) of USA and Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) by the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) of Europe. A functional level comparison is carried out between these two technologies. These two technologies are compared and analyzed based on a number of factors. Some of these factors are chip rate, deployment configuration, power control, handoffs, spreading and channelization codes, and others. We present as part of our analysis the impact of the discussed factors on system design, deployment, backward compatibility and future network evolution. We discuss harmonization of these two proposals and issues influencing that debate
Keywords :
channel coding; mobile radio; power control; spread spectrum communication; telecommunication control; telecommunication standards; ETSI; European Telecommunication Standards Institute; RTT proposals; Radio Transmission Technology proposals; TIA; Telecommunications Industry Association; USA; W-CDMA; backward compatibility; cdma2000; channelization codes; chip rate; deployment configuration; functional level comparison; handoffs; harmonization; network evolution; power control; spreading codes; system design; third-generation mobile systems; wideband CDMA; Communication industry; Europe; Multiaccess communication; Power control; Proposals; Roaming; Standards development; Standards organizations; System analysis and design; Telecommunication standards;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Systems, 2000. 1999 Emerging Technologies Symposium
Conference_Location :
Richardson, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5554-7
DOI :
10.1109/ETWCS.1999.897333
