A low-cost, flexible,
high performance system and method comprises a means for
interfacing a code division
wireless system to a fast packet-switched network for transmission over a
core network to a destination terminal user via a destination access node and a destination access radio port. The method is for code division switching at an originating terminal, the originating terminal being located within a microport
cell of a terrestrial
wireless network at a given instant in time, where said network interfaces with an access radio port, and comprises the steps of spreading a transmission
signal by a PN-code assigned to an intended receiving port, inserting an identifier of a few bits for identifying a user, spreading a
payload data signal by an orthogonal code, spreading the orthogonal spread
payload data signal by the PN-code associating the user with
payload data, modulating the PN-code spread transmission
signal and the twice-spread payload
data signal, and forwarding the modulated PN-code spread transmission
signal and the modulated twice-spread payload data signal to an access radio port. The code division switching
system at an originating terminal is described, the originating terminal being located within a microport
cell of a terrestrial
wireless network at a given instant in time, where said network interfaces with an access radio port, comprises a first spreader for spreading a transmission signal by a PN-code assigned to an intended receiving port, a second spreader for spreading a payload data signal by an orthogonal code assigned to a receiving terminal user to which the payload data signal is directed, the payload data signal being further spread by the first spreader, a means for forwarding the PN-code spread transmission signal to an access radio port and a means for forwarding the twice-spread transmission signal to an access radio port.