Satellite mobile multimedia services in the UMTS-the SUMO project

Author

Mort, Robert J.

Author_Institution

Alcatel Space Ind., Nanterre, France

Volume

5

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

2750

Abstract

The UMTS will become a global standard for third-generation mobile systems. Satellites will be an essential part of the UMTS without which global coverage will not be practicable. To provide mobile multimedia services seamlessly via satellites as well as radio-terrestrial networks, full interoperability needs to be ensured. Therefore a testbed representing a complete UMTS system is being developed in order to demonstrate mobile multimedia service provision from a multimode terminal. This terminal will allow a choice between different satellite access schemes, as well as constellations (LEO etc.), and radio-terrestrial access. A range of application services based on H.324M, MPEG-4 and others will be evaluated on the testbed. This paper describes the novel features of this testbed

Keywords

mobile satellite communication; multimedia communication; open systems; telecommunication services; telecommunication standards; H.324M; LEO; MPEG-4; SUMO project; UMTS; global standard; interoperability; mobile satellite services; multimedia services; multimode terminals; radio-terrestrial networks; satellite access schemes; testbed; third-generation mobile systems; 3G mobile communication; Aerospace industry; Delay; Diversity reception; Frequency division multiaccess; Low earth orbit satellites; Multiaccess communication; Multimedia systems; Satellite broadcasting; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1999. VTC 1999 - Fall. IEEE VTS 50th

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5435-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.1999.800287

Filename

800287