Spreading and Scrambling Codes in CDMA: Walsh, PN, Gold, and OVSF

Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems multiplex users over identical time and frequency slots. Separation occurs entirely in the code domain. Fifty people talk at once in one room. Each pair speaks a different language, so you still follow your friend. That is CDMA. All users share the same frequency and the same time, and … Read more

Spread Spectrum Communications – Introduction

Spread spectrum system, originally developed for military applications, is extremely resistant to unauthorized detection, jamming, interference and noise. It converts a narrowband signal to wideband signal by the means of spreading. The original 802.11 and 802.11b used direct-sequence spreading. From 802.11a onward, Wi-Fi is OFDM. Bluetooth Classic hops; Bluetooth Low Energy hops as well, on … Read more