TDMA Characteristics
- Shares single carrier frequency with multiple users
- Non-continuous transmission makes handoff simpler
- Slots can be assigned on demand in dynamic TDMA
- Less stringent power control than CDMA due to reduced intra cell interference
- Higher synchronization overhead than CDMA
- Advanced equalization may be necessary for high data rates if the channel is "frequency selective" and creates Intersymbol interference
- Cell breathing (borrowing resources from adjacent cells) is more complicated than in CDMA
- Frequency/slot allocation complexity
- Pulsating power envelope: Interference with other devices
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