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Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
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
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1. The earliest versions of TDMA effectively _________ analog wireless carrying capacity.
a. doubled
b. tripled
c. quadrupled
2. FDMA allocated ____ users per channel.
a. 1
b. 3
c. 6
d. 10
3. The basic cost for a TDMA base station is __________.
a. $300,000
b. $150,000
c. $100,000
d. $80,000
4. ________ allows handoff to/from an analog AMPS channel.
a. CDMA
b. TDMA
5. What technology has the longer handset battery life?
a. TDMA
b. CDMA
6. ________ enable users access to PCS–like services
a. TDMA
b. CDMA
c. both
d. neither
7. ________ technology depends on sending a unique key to a receiver.
a. TDMA
b. CDMA
8. Greater security is offered by __________.
a. spread spectrum
b. narrow spectrum
9. The most widely deployed digital technology at the present time is _________.
a. TDMA
b. CDMA
c. FDMA
10. ETDMA allocates bandwidth __________.
a. statically
b. dynamically
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