Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. The Digital Advantage

2. How TDMA Works

3. Advanced TDMA

4. The Advantages of TDMA

5. The Disadvantages of TDMA

6. TDMA Versus CDMA

7. The IS–136 Digital-Control Channel (DCCH): Features And Capabilities

Self-Test

Glossary

PDF of this tutorial

AMPS
advanced mobile-phone system

CDMA
code division multiple access

CO
central office

CTIA
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association

DCCH
digital control channel

ETMDA
extended time division multiple access

FDMA
frequency division multiple access

GSM
global system for mobile communications

HCS
hierarchical cell structure

JDC
Japanese digital cellular

MWI
message-waiting indicator

NADC
North American digital cellular

NAMPS
narrowband analog mobile-phone service

PCS
personal communications service

PDC
personal digital cellular

RF
radio frequency

SMS
short message service

TDMA
time division multiple access

TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association