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August 19th, 2009 by 3gLteInfo in UMTS , WCDMA

WCDMA Physical Layer: Principles and Features

UTRAN Interfaces
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) is the physical layer used for Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) FDD mode. The WCDMA technology provides the UMTS system some of the new functionalities on the air interface.

This tutorial covers the following topics:

  • Spreading and Scrambling
  • Transport Channel Combining
  • Soft Handover
  • Compressed Mode
  • Power Control
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