Title :
Re-configurable multi-standard terminal for heterogeneous networks
Author :
Brakensiek, Jörg ; Oelkrug, Bernhard ; Bücker, Martin ; Uffmann, Dirk ; Dröge, Axel
Author_Institution :
Nokia Res. Center, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
The next generation of mobile communication systems will lead to an integration of existing networks and access technologies, forming a heterogeneous network. New architectures are needed to serve new requirements from these new systems. The paper highlights the requirements of a reconfigurable multi-standard terminal from the physical-layer point of view. A reconfigurable architecture consisting of algorithm domain specific accelerators, allowing autonomous complex digital signal processing without interference from a microprocessor or digital signal processor, is explained. Performance comparison numbers with the latest digital signal processors show the effectiveness of the proposed architecture.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; digital signal processing chips; power consumption; radio access networks; reconfigurable architectures; software radio; telecommunication terminals; access technologies; algorithm domain specific accelerators; autonomous complex digital signal processing; heterogeneous networks; next generation mobile communication; power consumption; reconfigurable architecture; reconfigurable multi-standard terminal; Computer architecture; Digital signal processing; Digital signal processors; Energy consumption; Microprocessors; Mobile communication; Next generation networking; Signal processing algorithms; Software radio; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 2002. RAWCON 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7458-4
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.2002.1030109
