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Wireless Communications Specifications #2
Wireless communications specifications change rapidly. Fortunately, it is rare that old spectrum is reallocated, so although much of this data was originally obtained from Data obtained from the Philips "2001 (& 2002) Worldwide Wireless Telecommunications Standards" chart, it is still valid.
* Bluetooth is a registered trademark
All data in these tables were derived from Agilent's 2004 Evolving Frequency Standards Document, but no claim is made regarding accuracy of translation or permission by Agilent to use the data.
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GSM / iDEN
(W)-CDMA
Wireless Data
WLAN / WPAN
| Technology | GSM | GPRS | EDGE | iDEN |
| Description | Global System for Mobile Communications | General Packet Radio Services | Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution | Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network |
| Geography | Mainly Europe and Asia, some Latin America and North America | An upgrade for GSM networks | An upgrade for HSCSD/GPRS capable GSM networks | North America initially; Korea, China, South America to follow |
| Introduction | 1992 | 2001 | 2001-2002 | 1994 |
| Frequency range UL = uplink DL = downlink | GSM 450 band: 450.4-457.6 MHz (UL) 460.4-467.6 MHz (DL) GSM 480 band: 478.8-486 MHz (UL) 488.8-496 MHz (DL) GSM 750 band: 777-792 MHz (UL) 747-762 MHz (DL) | GSM 850 band: 824-849 MHz (UL) 869-894 MHz (DL) Standard GSM 900 band: 890-915 MHz (UL) 935-960 MHz (DL) Extended GSM 900 band: 880-915 MHz (UL) 925-960 MHz (DL) | Railways GSM 900 band: 876-915 MHz (UL) 921-960 MHz (DL) DCS 1800 band: 1710-1785 MHz (UL) 1805-1880 MHz (DL) PCS 1900 band: 1850-1910 MHz (UL) 1930-1990 MHz (DL) | 800 MHz band 900 MHz band 1.5 GHz band |
| Multiple access technology | TDMA | TDMA | TDMA | TDMA |
| Frequency reuse pattern (cell x sector) | 4 x 3 | 4 x 3 | 4 x 3 with timeslot clearing as needed | |
| Symbol rate/chip rate | 270.833 ksps | 270.833 ksps | 270.833 ksps | |
| Channel spacing | 200 kHz | 200 kHz | 200 kHz | 25 kHz |
| Modulation (forward/downlink) | 0.3 GMSK (1bit/symbol) | 0.3 GMSK (1bit/symbol) | 3π/8 rotating 8PSK (3 bits/symbol) plus GMSK | M16-QAM |
| Modulation (reverse/uplink) | 0.3 GMSK (1bit/symbol) | 0.3 GMSK (1bit/symbol) | 3π/8 rotating 8PSK (3 bits/symbol) plus GMSK | M16-QAM |
| Speech CODEC | FR (Full Rate) = RPE-LTP 13 kbps; EFR (Enhanced Full Rate)= ACELP 12.2 kbps; HR (Half Rate) = VSELP 5.6 kbps; or adaptive multi-rate (AFR and AHR) | Not applicable | Not applicable | VSELP (Vector Sum Excited Linear Predictor) |
| Modulation filter | 0.3 Gaussian | 0.3 Gaussian | Linearized Gaussian filter | |
| Source | ETSI/3GPP (GERAN) | ETSI/3GPP (GERAN) | ETSI/3GPP (GERAN) | Motorola |
| Primary service | High mobility cellular data/voice | High mobility packet data | High/medium mobility packet/circuit data | High mobility data and voice and voice |
| Maximum data rate | 9.6 kbps (14.4 kbps option) | Depends on coding scheme (CS) and no. of timeslots used (1 up to 8): CS1: 9.05 kbps per timeslot; CS2: 13.4 kbps per timeslot; CS3: 15.6 kbps per timeslot; CS4: 21.4 kbps per timeslot (no error correction) | Up to 384 kbps | 64 kbps |
| Packet switched or circuit switched | Circuit switched | Packet switched | Packet switched for EGPRS and circuit switched for HSCSD | Supports both |
| Comment | EGPRS stands for enhanced GPRS; HSCSD stands for high speed circuit switched data | |||
| Reference web site | www.etsi.org www.3gpp.org | www.etsi.org www.3gpp.org | www.etsi.org www.3gpp.org | idenphones.motorola.com |
(W)-CDMA
| Technology | W-CDMA (FDD) | TD-SCDMA | TIA/EIA-95A/B | cdma2000 (1xRTT) | 1xEV-DO | 1xEV-DV |
| Description | Wideband Code Division Multiple Access Frequency Division Duplex | Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access | cdmaOne System | 1x Radio Telephone Technology | 1x Evolution Data Only (High Rate Packet Data) | 1x Evolution Data and Voice |
| Geography | Korea, Japan, Europe, USA, other Asian countries | China; other countries deploying W-CDMA (TDD) | North America, Korea, other Asian countries | Korea first; USA and Japan later | Korea, USA, Japan | USA, Korea |
| Introduction | 2001 (early trial systems) | 2004 or later | 1995-19977 | 2001 | 2001-2002 | 2003 |
| Frequency range UL = uplink DL = downlink | IMT-2000 band: 1920-1980 MHz (UE) 2110-2170 MHz (BS) PCS 1900 band: 1850-1910 MHz (UE) 1930-1990 MHz (BS) DCS 1800 band: 1710-1785 MHz (UE) 1805-1880 MHz (BS) | China: 1785-1805 MHz 1880-1900 MHz 1900-1920 MHz 2010-2025 MHz 2300-2400 MHz 3GPP: 1900-1920 MHz 2010-2015 MHz GSM 900 band and DCS 1800 band for GSM mode | 824-849 MHz (MS: US, Korea) 869-894 MHz (BS: US, Korea) 887-925 MHz (MS: Japan) 832-870 MHz (BS: Japan) 1850-1910 MHz (MS: US) 1930-1990 MHz (BS: US) 1750-1780 MHz (MS: Korea) 1840-1870 MHz (BS: Korea) | IS-95 bands plus NMT-450 band: 411-483 MHz (MS) 421-493 MHz (BS) | IS-95 bands plus NMT-450 band: 411-483 MHz (MS) 421-493 MHz (BS) | IS-95 bands plus NMT-450 band: 411-483 MHz (MS) 421-493 MHz (BS) |
| Multiple access technology | CDMA | TDMA/CDMA | CDMA | CDMA | CDMA | CDMA |
| Frequency reuse pattern (cell x sector) | 1 x 1 | 1 x 1 | 1 x 1 | 1 x 1 | 1 x 1 | 1 x 1 |
| Symbol rate/chip rate | 3.84 Mcps | 1.28 Mcps | 1.2288 Mcps | 1.2288 Mcps | 1.2288 Mcps | 1.2288 Mcps |
| Channel spacing | 5 MHz | 1.6 MHz | 1.23 MHz (US and Korea) 1.25 MHz (other countries) | 1.23 MHz (US and Korea) 1.25 MHz (other countries) | 1.23 MHz (US and Korea) 1.25 MHz (other countries) | 1.23 MHz (US and Korea) 1.25 MHz (other countries) |
| Modulation (forward/downlink) | QPSK | QPSK initially, 8PSK later | QPSK (1bit/symbol) | QPSK | QPSK/8PSK/16QAM | QPSK/8PSK/16QAM |
| Modulation (reverse/uplink) | HPSK | QPSK initially, 8PSK later | OQPSK (1bit/symbol) | HPSK dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) | HPSK dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) | HPSK dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) |
| Speech CODEC | AMR (adaptive multi-rate) | China: Full rate, enhanced full rate, or half rate 3GPP: Adaptive multi-rate | 8 kbps var rate CELP; or 13 kbps var rate CELP; or 8 kbps var rate EVRC | 8 kbps var rate CELP; or 13 kbps var rate CELP; or 8 kbps var rate EVRC | Not applicable | 8 kbps var rate CELP; or 13 kbps var rate CELP; or 8 kbps var rate EVRC |
| Modulation filter | Root raised cosine a = 0.22) | Root raised cosine a = 0.22) | Chebychev low pass (FIR) | Chebychev low pass (FIR) | Chebychev low pass (FIR) | Chebychev low pass (FIR) |
| Source | 3GPP | CWTS (china)/3GPP | TIA/EIA-95-A TIA/EIA-95-B | 3GPP2 | 3GPP2 | 3GPP2 |
| Primary service | High mobility data and voice | High mobility data and voice | High mobility cellular data and voice | High mobility data and voice | Always on mobile packet data; not real time | High mobility data and voice |
| Maximum data rate | Up to 384 kbps (up to 2 Mbps indoor) | Up to 384 kbps (phase one); 2 Mbps (phase two) | 95-A: 9.6 or 14.4 kbps 95-B: up to 115 kbps | Up to 307.2 kbps | Up to 2.5 Mbps (forward)/307 kbps (reverse) | up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Packet switched or circuit switched | Support both | Support both | 95-A: Circuit switched 95-B: supports both | Support both | Packet switched | Support both |
| Comment | Capacity about 2 x TIA/EIA-95-B | There are two versions of TD-SCDMA: TSM and LCR. TSM is used in China and is supported by CWTS. LCR is supported by 3GPP. | Capacity about 2 x TIA/EIA-95-B | Capacity 6 to 10 x TIA/EIA-95-B; 3 x cdma2000 | cdma2000 Release C | |
| Reference web site | www.3gpp.org | www.cwts.org www.3gpp.org | www.tiaonline.org | www.3gpp2.org | www.3gpp2.org | www.3gpp2.org |
Wireless Data
| Technology | HSDPA | TETRA |
| Description | High Speed Downlink Packet Access | Terrestrial trunked radio |
| Geography | Japan initially; Europe, US, and Korea later | all ETSI countries |
| Introduction | 2004 | 1997 |
| Frequency range UL = uplink DL = downlink | IMT-2000 band: 1920-1980 MHz (UE) 2110-2170 MHz (BS) 832-870 MHz (BS: Japan) PCS 1900 band: 1850-1910 MHz (UE) 1930-1990 MHz (BS) DCS 1800 band: 1710-1785 MHz (UE) 1805-1880 MHz (BS) | MS 380-390 MHz 410-420 MHz 450-460 MHz 870-915 MHz BS 390-400 MHz 420-430 MHz 460-470 MHz GSM 900 band 1710-1785 MHz (UE) 915-950 MHz |
| Multiple access technology | TDMA/CDMA | TDMA |
| Frequency reuse pattern (cell x sector) | ||
| Symbol rate/chip rate | 3.84 Mcps | 18 ksps |
| Channel spacing | 5 MHz | 25 kHz |
| Modulation (forward/downlink) | QPSK, 16QAM | π/4 DQPSK |
| Modulation (reverse/uplink) | QPSK, 16QAM dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) | π/4 DQPSK |
| Speech CODEC | not applicable | ACELP (Algebraic code excited linear prediction) |
| Modulation filter | Root raised cosine a = 0.22) | root raised cosine (a = 0.35) |
| Source | 3GPP | ETSI |
| Primary service | high mobility data | Instant communication for PMR (private mobile radio) and PAMR (public access mobile radio) |
| Maximum data rate | Up to 10.8 Mbps | 28.8 kbps with no protection |
| Packet switched or circuit switched | Packet | Supports both |
| Comment | W-CDMA Release 5 | Used mostly by public service, health and safety, emergency, and security personnel, construction and transport industries |
| Reference web site | www.3gpp.org | www.etsi.org www.tetramou.com |
WLAN / WPAN
| Technology | Bluetooth™* | IEEE 802.11b | IEEE 802.11a/g/h/j | IEEE 802.15.3a (UWB) | IEEE 802.16a/e |
| Description | Wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) | Wireless Local Area Network (LAN) | Wireless Local Area Network (LAN) | Ultra Wideband Personal Area Network (PAN) | Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) |
| Geography | Worldwide | Worldwide | Worldwide | Mainly North America and Japan, but worldwide interest | a: Mainly North America and Europe e: Korea initially |
| Introduction | 2000 | 1999 | 2002-2003 | 2004-2005 | a: 2005 e: 2006 |
| Frequency range UL = uplink DL = downlink | ISM band: 2.400-2.4835 GHz | ISM band: 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz | g: 2.4-2.4835 GHz [ISM] a/h/,j: 4.9-5 GHz [Japan] 5.03-5.091 GHz [Japan] 5.15-5.35 GHz [UNII] 5.47-5.725 GHz 5.725-5.825 GHz [ISM, UNII] | North America: > 500 MHz Bands in the range 3.1-10.6 GHz | a: 2-11 GHz e: up to 5GHz |
| Multiple access technology | TDMA | CSMA-CA | CSMA-CA | CSMA-CA | TDMA |
| Frequency reuse pattern (cell x sector) | Not applicable | Installation specific | Installation specific | Installation specific | Not applicable |
| Symbol rate/chip rate | 1 Msps | 11Mchips/sec | Depends on format | ||
| Channel spacing | 1 MHz frequency hopping | North America: 25 MHz (non-overlapping) 10 MHz (overlapping) Europe: 30 MHz (non-overlapping) 10 MHz (overlapping) | g: 25 MHz a/h: 20 MHz j: 20 MHz, 10MHz option | 528 MHz or greater | a: 1.25-20 MHz e: up to 10 MHz |
| Modulation (forward/downlink) | GFSK | DBPSK/DQPSK for 1 and 2 Mbps data rates; CCK with DQPSK modulation for 5.5 and 11 Mbps data rates | 52 sub-carrier OFDM | Shaped Pulse or Frequency switched OFDM | OFDM with QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM |
| Modulation (reverse/uplink) | GFSK | DBPSK/DQPSK for 1 and (reverse/uplink) (3 bits/symbol) 8PSK later dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) dual BPSK (with HPSK scrambling) 2 Mbps data rates; CCK with DQPSK modulation for 5.5 and 11 Mbps data rates | 52 sub-carrier OFDM | Shaped Pulse or Frequency switched OFDM | OFDM with QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM |
| Speech CODEC | Log PCM or CVSD continuous variable slope delta) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Modulation filter | Bandwidth Time (BT) product = 0.5 | Gaussian or vendor specific | Depends on format | Depends on format | Depends on format |
| Source | Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) | IEEE | IEEE | IEEE | IEEE |
| Primary service | Low mobility data and voice | Low mobility data | Low mobility data | Low mobility video and data | a: fixed broadband wireless access, point to point backhaul e: mobile broadband wireless access |
| Maximum data rate | 1 Mbps raw (future 2-3 Mbps) | 11 Mbps raw | 54 Mbps | 480 kMbps | a: 75 Mbps e: 30 Mbps |
| Packet switched or circuit switched | Packet switched or synchronous | Packet switched | Packet | Packet | Packet |
| Comment | Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc., U.S.A. and licensed to Agilent Technologies | Current 802.11 standards share a similar MAC | DFS (dynamic frequency selection) and TPC (transmit power control) needed for operation in parts of 5 GHz band | ||
| Reference web site | www.bluetooth.org | www.ieee802.org/11 | www.ieee802.org/11 | www.ieee802.org/15 | www.wirelessman.org |
All data in these tables were derived from Agilent's 2004 Evolving Frequency Standards Document, but no claim is made regarding accuracy of translation or permission by Agilent to use the data.
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