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Synchronization in LTE Mobile “Switch On”

Synchronization in LTE Mobile "Switch On" Primary and Secondary Synchronization Signals occupy 2 blocks of symbols per 10 ms (central 72 subcarriers for all channel bandwidths). An example is shown below for 72 subcarrier- (1.4 MHz) / single antenna case. During the initial cell search, the mobile station searches for the strongest cell. It then … Read more

What is Cyclic prefix in LTE ?

The guard period after each rectangular pulse carrying the modulated data symbol is a simple and efficient method to deal with multi-path reception. The cyclic prefix (CP) simply consists of the last part of the following symbol. The size of the cyclic prefix field depends on the system and can even vary within one system. … Read more

Vocoder: A Voice Compression in CDMA

When we talk, we pause between syllables and words. CDMA takes advantage of these pauses in speech activity. Analog to digital conversion The voice signal is converted to a digital signal using PCM. Variable rate vocoder The vocoder (Voice Coder) is used to compress the digital signal from the Codec (Code/Decode). The vocoder, used in … Read more