Mobile middleware for the reconfigurable software radio

Author

Munro, Alistair

Author_Institution

Bristol Univ., UK

Volume

38

Issue

8

fYear

2000

fDate

8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

152

Lastpage

161

Abstract

The maturing technologies and concepts for software radio mean that reconfigurability is fast becoming reality. The functions and RF configuration of the mobile terminal, the services it supports, and the applications accessible to it can all be selected, installed, and executed on demand. Mobile middleware provides the glue that matches the requirements of the applications and their users to the capabilities of the terminals and networks. The state of the art in distributed processing systems built on an Internet platform must be integrated with advanced telecommunications functions of the intelligent network and UMTS to provide the environment in which this middleware operates. We explore the issues of integration, the components of mobile middleware, and likely demands placed on such systems when mobile access comes to dominate personal communications

Keywords

Internet; cellular radio; client-server systems; intelligent networks; software architecture; telecommunication computing; GSM; Internet platform; RF configuration; UMTS; advanced telecommunications functions; distributed processing systems; intelligent network; middleware architecture; mobile access; mobile middleware; mobile terminal; personal communications; radio networks; reconfigurable software radio; terminals; 3G mobile communication; Distributed processing; GSM; Intelligent networks; Middleware; Mobile communication; Radio frequency; Software radio; Standardization; Telecommunications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.860867

Filename

860867