TDMA Time Division Multiple Access

Different users use different time slots

Real-World Applications

2G GSM phones. 8 users take turns using the same frequency, each occupying about 0.577ms time slots. Your phone actually "pulses" between transmission and reception at 217Hz.

Experiment Steps

Frame Structure: GSM: 8 slots per frame

Simulation Experiment

Time Domain (X: Time, Y: Amplitude)

Spectrum Analysis (X: Frequency, Y: Amplitude)

TDMA Dynamic Slot Pipeline Demo

TDMA Slot Structure & Synchronization Demo

Observe how packets are transmitted within their allocated time slots.

⚠ Guard interval too small, collisions likely

Animation Speed:

0.5x

Clock Jitter:

0.02 ms

Jitter exceeding guard time (0.03ms) causes collisions

Parameters(Real-time)

Num Users8

Slot Duration0.577 ms

Guard Time0.03 ms

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