Provision of sufficient transmission capacity for broadband mobile multimedia: a step toward 4G

Author

Dinis, Manuel ; Fernandes, José

Author_Institution

Portugal Telecom Inovacao S.A., Portugal

Volume

39

Issue

8

fYear

2001

fDate

8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

46

Lastpage

54

Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive description of the mobile broadband communications R&D efforts carried out under the European R&D framework programs-RACE II, ACTS, and IST-but with a special emphasis on the experience gained during the last four years within the SAMBA project. Constraints and requirements specific to this family of systems are identified, and possible technical solutions to mitigate the undesirable effects are outlined. The main features and technology characteristics of the SAMBA project trial platform are described, including the air interface and cell coverage characteristics, for a better understanding of the MBS challenge. The article concludes with a discussion about how MBS integrates with 3G systems add how it paves the way for the next-generation networks

Keywords

broadband networks; cellular radio; digital radio; multimedia communication; 4G networks; ACTS; European R&D framework programs; IST; RACE II; SAMBA project; air interface; broadband mobile multimedia; cell coverage characteristics; transmission capacity; trial platform; 3G mobile communication; Broadband communication; Communications technology; Iron; Mobile communication; Next generation networking; Packet radio networks; Quality of service; Research and development; Telecommunications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.940034

Filename

940034