Title :
TDMA and CDMA in a fiber-optic environment
Author :
Byrne, Vincent O.
Author_Institution :
GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
Some of the technical issues and scenarios involved in using digital cellular over the cable television (CATV) network are addressed, and it is shown that direct-sequence code-division multiple access (DS-CDMA) requires relatively inexpensive lasers, costing less than one quarter the price of those required for time-division multiple access (TDMA) and the present analog cellular systems. It also requires less system engineering when used over the CATV fiber-optic plant, thus reducing the overall system complexity
Keywords :
cable television; cellular radio; code division multiple access; digital radio systems; optical links; time division multiple access; CATV; CDMA; DS-CDMA; TDMA; cable television; cellular system; digital cellular; direct-sequence code-division multiple access; fiber-optic environment; Bandwidth; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Microcell networks; Multiaccess communication; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Time division multiple access;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1992, IEEE 42nd
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0673-2
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1992.245472
