Title :
The application of software radios to integrated satellite/terrestrial communications
Author :
Kenington, P.B. ; Bennett, D.W. ; Wilkinson, R.J. ; McGeehan, J.P. ; Sharp, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper details some of the problems of reconfigurable and adaptable hardware, along with a critical analysis of the basic approaches to software radio design, concentrating on the receiver architecture in particular. The European Commission ACTS FIRST project, along with significant research underway at the University of Bristol, is focused on addressing these issues. Work is also underway to enable cooperation with the ACTS SINUS project, which is examining the inter-operation of satellite and terrestrial communications systems. A genuine software radio is undoubtedly the ideal solution to this problem, but it remains to be seen if it is commercially and technologically realistic
Keywords :
mobile satellite communication; ACTS FIRST project; ACTS SINUS project; European Commission; University of Bristol; adaptable hardware; communication systems interoperation; integrated satellite/terrestrial communications; mobile communication; receiver architecture; reconfigurable hardware; research; software control; software radio design; software radios; transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Integration of Satellite and Terrestrial OCS (Digest No: 1997/152), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19970849
