November 28, 2009

TDMA

Last modified: Friday, September 22, 2006 

Short for Time Division Multiple Access, a technology for delivering digital wireless service using time-division multiplexing (TDM). TDMA works by dividing a radio frequency into time slots and then allocating slots to multiple calls. In this way, a single frequency can support multiple, simultaneous data channels. TDMA is used by the GSM digital cellular system.

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TDMA Tutorial
Contains an excellent introduction to TDMA, with sections on how it works, advantages and disadvantages, TDMA vs. CDMA, the original TDMA standard, and an acronym guide.

Wireless Design Online
Excellent resource for those involved in the design and development of wireless communications systems and equipment. Includes news items, a Web resource center, discussion forums, and buyer's guides.

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