TDMA, FDMA, and CDMA
Kanika Khandelwal
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
Each user is allowed to transmit only within specified time
intervals (Time Slots). Different users transmit in differents Time
Slots.
When users transmit, they occupy the whole frequency bandwidth
(separation among users is performed in the time domain).
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TDMA : Frame Structure
TDMA requires a centralized control node, whose primary function is
to transmit a periodic reference burst that defines a frame and
forces a measure of synchronization of all the users.
The frame so-defined is divided into time slots, and each user is
assigned a Time Slot in which to transmit its information.
Frame
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Time Slot
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TDMA : Frame Structure
User 1 User 2 User 3