An analysis of direct sequence CDMA for mobile cellular systems

Abstract

The performance of a code-division multiple-access (CDMA) cellular system for different RF modulation techniques, such as quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) and differential phase-shift keying (DPSK), is analyzed. The analysis emphasizes how voice quality deteriorates with increasing system load and determines the maximum acceptable load and minimum acceptable E/sub b//N/sub 0/ for producing acceptable quality voice.