Connection Point-to-multipoint Point-to-multipoint topology Medium access CDMA CDMA (RL)/TDMA (FL) FDMA (RL)/TDMA methods (FL) Discovery and Yes, mobile Yes, mobile continuously searches Yes, mobile association continuously searches for the strongest base station. continuously searches method for the strongest base Mobile registers with a group of for the strongest base station. Mobile registers base stations, and associates with station. Mobile with a group of base the strongest base station when registers with a group stations, and associates transmitting/receiving data. Mobile of base stations, and with the strongest base registers and receives a MAC ID. associates with the station when strongest base station transmitting/receiving when data. Mobile registers transmitting/receiving and potentially receives data a MAC ID. QoS methods Yes, 3GPP2-defined Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities priorities Location Yes, GNSS and AFLT Yes. GNSS and AFLT No awareness Ranging Yes, based on round trip Yes, based on round trip delay Not specified delay measurement measurement Encryption Cellular Message AES AES Encryption Algorithm (CMEA); AES Yes; CAVE & AKA Yes; CHAP & AKA Yes; CHAP & AKA protection Key exchange CAVE, SHA-1 & SHA-1, SHA-2 & MILENAGE SHA-1, SHA-2 & for AKA MILENAGE node Yes, base station can be Yes, base station can be Yes, base station can detection authenticated authenticated be authenticated Unique device Uses 60 bits MEID and Uses 60 bits MEID and SimCard Uses 60 bits MEID identification SimCard (optional) (optional) and SimCard (optional)
Connection topology Point-to-multipoint Point-to-multipoint Medium access methods CDMA CDMA (RL)/TDMA (FL) FDMA (RL)/TDMA (FL) Discovery and association method 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. 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. 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 QoS methods Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities Yes, 3GPP2-defined priorities Location awareness Yes, GNSS and AFLT Yes. GNSS and AFLT No Ranging Yes, based on round trip delay measurement Yes, based on round trip delay measurement Not specified Encryption Cellular Message Encryption Algorithm (CMEA); AES AES AES protection Yes; CAVE & AKA Yes; CHAP & AKA Yes; CHAP & AKA Key exchange CAVE, SHA-1 & for AKA SHA-1, SHA-2 & MILENAGE SHA-1, SHA-2 & MILENAGE node detection Yes, base station can be authenticated Yes, base station can be authenticated Yes, base station can be authenticated Unique device identification Uses 60 bits MEID and SimCard (optional) Uses 60 bits MEID and SimCard (optional) Uses 60 bits MEID and SimCard (optional)
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