Meaning of tdma (what is it, concept and definition)

What is TDMA:

TDMA is the acronym in English for Time Division Multiple Access , which in Spanish translates Multiple Access by Time Division. As such, it is a second generation wireless technology used in telecommunications.

Digital cellular TDMA systems, in this sense, are capable of using a common channel for communications between multiple users, since the information units are distributed in various time slots. Channels as such can be divided into up to eight different time intervals.

Hence, with TDMA technology, each user who makes a call is assigned a specific time slot for transmission. In this way, multiple users can use the same channel at the same time without interfering with each other.

Also, because a phone only needs two time slots to send and receive audio, the remaining time can be used for other operations, such as the user having a call waiting signal or who can switch between two calls.

TDMA technology, which began to be developed in the 1980s, was not implemented until 1992 by some of the world's largest telecommunications companies. Currently, both in Europe and Japan, TDMA is used because it is a simple technique, very reliable, and widely tested in commercial communication systems.