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国脉信息学院 电子信息工程 多多 Wideband CDMA 1. Introduction Wideband Code-Division Multiple Access ( WCDMA), an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard derived from Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), is officially known as IMT-2000 direct spread. WCDMA is a third-generation (3G) mobile wireless technology that promises much higher data speeds to mobile and portable wireless devices than commonly offered in todays market. WCDMA can support mobile/portable voice, images, data, and video communications at up to 2 Mbps (local area access) or 384 Kbps (wide area access). The input signals are digitized and transmitted in coded, spread-spectrum mode over a broad range of frequencies. A 5 MHz-wide carrier is used, compared with 200 kHz-wide carrier for narrowband CDMA. CDMA is a multiple access technology that was invented in the 1950s. Hence there are no patents covering CDMA today, as any such patents would have expired long ago. CDMA was first proposed for digital cellular use at the end of the 1970s and although not widely known, spread spectrum and CDMA were also proposed as technologies for the GSM standard as early as 1986. Later, IS-95 CDMA technology was used in the 2G standard and the 3G standard WCDMA. WCDMA is a wideband spread-spectrum 3G mobile telecommunication air interface that utilizes code division multiple access. It provides simultaneous support for a wide range of services with different characteristics on a common 5 MHz carrier. The term WCDMA also refers to one of the ITUs IMT-2000 standards, a type of 3G cellular network. WCDMA is the technology behind the 3G UMTS standard and is closely allied with the 2G GSM standard. It provides new service capabilities, increases network capacity and reduces cost for voice and data services. 2. Background There has been a tremendous growth in wireless communication technology over the past decade. The significant increase in subscribers and traffic, new bandwidth consuming applications such as gaming, musi