What is WCDMA
Number of View: 64Code Separation WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is the radio access method used in WCDMA RAN. The radio access method separates users in a cell by codes, rather than...
View ArticleWCDMA Frequency Reuse
Number of View: 102The frequency reuse in WCDMA RAN is one, 1. This means that all cells can use the same 5 MHz for frequency band or uplink and the same 5 MHz for downlink One operator will probably...
View ArticleWCDMA Power Control
Number of View: 76Solve Interference Problems Power control is mainly done to solve the problem of interference when one mobile user is closer to the receiver than the other, the so-called Near-Far...
View ArticleWCDMA Handover
Number of View: 100Soft Handover Thanks to the fact that neighboring cells have the same frequency, the mobile call can be handed over between Base Stations without interrupting the call (figure...
View ArticleWhat is benefit of shorter TTI in HSDPA
Number of View: 1361)After every TTI the resources can be redistributed among the users. Therefore, the resource usage is more efficient. 2)each UE reports about the channel quality after every TTI by...
View ArticleWhat is Difference between ARQ and HARQ
Number of View: 104ARQ (Automatic Repeat Request), which is used in UMTS, a package received in error will be discarded and a retransmission will be requested. If the retransmission is also erroneous,...
View ArticleHow to identify Pilot Pollution
Number of View: 330In idle or cell_FACH mode, phenomenon of the pilot pollution is that a UE cannot firmly camp on a cell at one location because of receiving many pilot channels with similar quality...
View Articlewhat is RSCP or Received Signal Code Power
Number of View: 126RSCP The "Received Signal Code Power" (RSCP) is the collected RF energy after the correlation / descrambling process, usually given in dBm. Only this code power is of interest for...
View Articlewhat is Ec/Io
Number of View: 122Ec/Io This is the ratio of the received energy per chip (= code bit) and the interference level, usually given in dB. In case no true interference is present, the interference level...
View Articlewhat is RSSI
Number of View: 108RSSI The Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is a value that takes into account both RSCP and Ec/I0. It is usually given in dBm and can be calculated as follows: RSSI [dBm] =...
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