Supported frequency bands (licensed or unlicensed)
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Licensed, Multiple bands possible (See 3GPP2 C.S0057-E)
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Licensed, Multiple bands possible (See 3GPP2 C.S0057-E)
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Licensed, Multiple bands possible (See 3GPP2 C.S0057-E)
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Nominal operating range
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160 dB pathloss
(For Urban deployment, a typical max range is 5.7 km at 2 GHz following 3GPP2 C.R.1002-B Evaluation Methodology.
For special deployments, range as large as 144 km can be achieved with optimized parameter settings.)
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160 dB pathloss
(For Urban deployment, a typical max range is 5.7 km at 2 GHz following 3GPP2 C.R.1002-B Evaluation Methodology.
For special deployments, range as large as 144 km can be achieved with optimized parameter settings.)
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North America covered under the geosatellite deployment case; 11.4 km in terrestrial deployment; 2 GHz
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Mobility capabilities (nomadic/mobile)
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Nomadic and mobile
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Nomadic and mobile
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Nomadic and mobile
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Peak data rate (uplink/downlink if different)
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3.1 Mbps (1.23 MHz carrier) on downlink
1.8 Mbps (1.23 MHz carrier) on uplink;
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4.9 Mbps per 1.23 MHz carrier, with up to 16 carriers possible on downlink;
1.84 Mbps per 1.23 MHz carrier, with up to 16 carriers possible on uplink;
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3.072 Mbps per 1.23 MHz carrier on downlink;
0.0384 Mbps per 12.8 kHz channel, up to 96 12.8 kHz channels supported in 1.23 MHz on uplink
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Duplex method (FDD, TDD, etc.)
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FDD
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FDD
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FDD
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Nominal RF bandwidth
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1.25 MHz
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1.25 to 20 MHz (1 to 16 carriers)
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1.25 MHz
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Diversity techniques
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antenna, polarization, space, time
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antenna, polarization, space, time
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antenna, polarization, space, time
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Support for MIMO (yes/no)
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No
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Yes
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No
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Beam steering/forming
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Yes
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No
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No
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Retransmission
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HARQ
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HARQ
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HARQ
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Forward error correction
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Convolutional and Turbo
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Convolutional and Turbo
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Convolutional and Turbo
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Interference management
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Yes, Multiple techniques such as receiver interference cancellation, power control, etc.
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Yes, Multiple techniques such as receiver interference cancellation, power control, etc.
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Yes, Multiple techniques such as receiver interference cancellation, power control, etc.
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Power management
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Yes, variety of low power states
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Yes, variety of low power states
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Yes, variety of low power states
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Connection topology
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Point to multipoint
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Point to multipoint
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Point to multipoint
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Medium access methods
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CDMA
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CDMA (RL)/TDMA (FL)
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FDMA (RL)/TDMA (FL)
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Discovery and association method
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Yes, mobile continuously searches for the strongest base station. Mobile registers with a group of base stations, and associates with the strongest base station when transmitting/receiving data. Mobile registers and potentially receives a MAC ID.
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Yes, mobile continuously searches for the strongest base station. Mobile registers with a group of base stations, and associates with the strongest base station when transmitting/receiving data. Mobile registers and receives a MAC ID.
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Yes, mobile continuously searches for the strongest base station. Mobile registers with a group of base stations, and associates with the strongest base station when transmitting/receiving data
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QoS methods
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Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities
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Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities
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Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities
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Location awareness
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Yes, GNSS and AFLT
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Yes. GNSS and AFLT
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No
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Ranging
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Yes, based on round trip delay measurement
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Yes, based on round trip delay measurement
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Not specified
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Encryption
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Cellular Message Encryption Algorithm (CMEA); AES
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AES
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AES
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Authentication/replay protection
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Yes; CAVE & AKA
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Yes; CHAP & AKA
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Yes; CHAP & AKA
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Key exchange
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CAVE, SHA-1 & SHA-2 for AKA
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SHA-1, SHA-2 & MILENAGE
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SHA-1, SHA-2 & MILENAGE
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Rogue node detection
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Yes, base station can be authenticated
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Yes, base station can be authenticated
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Yes, base station can be authenticated
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Unique device identification
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Uses 60 bits MEID and SimCard (optional)
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Uses 60 bits MEID and SimCard (optional)
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Uses 60 bits MEID and SimCard (optional)
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