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Europe's leading experts from industry and academia present the results of the research into advanced mobile technologies and services performed within the scope of the ACTS R& D program in two new book volumes. Invaluable for industry professionals and researchers, the state-of-the-art in European R& D into wireless technologies is detailed in these two works.

Ramjee Prasad is wireless information and multimedia communications chair and codirector of the Center for PersonKommunikation at Aalborg University

Foreword

xi

Preface

xvii

Acknowledgments

xix

Mobile and Wireless

1

(30)

Evolution Towards Third Generation: Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) and International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000)

1

(16)

UMTS

2

(2)

Third-Generation Systems

4

(5)

Evolution of Fixed and Mobile Networks Towards UMTS

9

(3)

Mobile Satellite Systems

12

(3)

Technology Trends and Conclusions

15

(2)

Beyond UMTS: Wireless Broadband Communications

17

(9)

Introduction to Wireless Broadband Communications

17

(2)

The Demand for High Data Rates

19

(1)

WLANs

20

(4)

ATM-Based Wireless Mobile Broadband Multimedia Systems

24

(2)

Preview of the Book

26

(5)

References

28

(3)

The ACTS Mobile Domain

31

(16)

The ACTS Program

31

(2)

The Mobile Domain

33

(10)

Organizations and Activities

33

(2)

Scope of the Domain

35

(6)

Concertation and Dissemination

41

(2)

ACTS and the IST Programs in the Scope of Future Mobile Communications

43

(4)

References

44

(3)

Terrestrial Air Interfaces

47

(120)

Introduction

47

(2)

Terrestrial UMTS

49

(36)

Future Radio Wideband Multiple Access Schemes--The Frames Project

53

(16)

Mobile Services for HSTs--The Project Mostrain

69

(6)

UMTS Security Architecture--The Useca Project

75

(10)

Wireless Broadband Systems

85

(55)

Wireless ATM Network Demonstrator--The Magic Wand Project

86

(11)

Wireless Broadband CPN for Professional and Residential Multimedia Applications--The Project Median

97

(8)

ATM Wireless Access Communication System--The Project AWACS

105

(7)

System for Advanced Mobile Broadband Applications--The Project Samba

112

(8)

Acts Broadband Communications Joint Trial and Demonstration--The Project Accord

120

(20)

Wireless Access Systems

140

(27)

Two-Layer Network Architecture for Fully Wireless Interactive Broadband Service Access--The Project Crabsinet

141

(4)

Cellular Radio Access to Interactive Television and Broadband Services--The Project Crabs

145

(6)

Agent-Based Mobile Access to Information Services--The Project Amase

151

(10)

Mobile MultiMedia Access Using Intelligent Agents--M3A

161

(1)

References

162

(5)

Satellite Air Interfaces

167

(62)

Introduction

167

(5)

Satellite UMTS

172

(30)

Novel Satellite Mobile Applications--The Project Sinus

174

(13)

Integrated S-UMTS Real Environment Demonstrator--The Project Insured

187

(7)

Intertrial Testbed for Mobile Applications of Satellite Communications--The Project Tomas

194

(8)

Satellite Broadband Communications

202

(24)

Satellite EHF Communications for Mobile Multimedia Services--The Project SECOMS/ABATE

203

(15)

Convergence of Internet-ATM-Satellite--The Project COIAS

218

(7)

Summary of Trials

225

(1)

Conclusions

226

(3)

References

226

(3)

Networks

229

(68)

Introduction

229

(1)

Terrestrial Networks

230

(46)

Radio Access Independent Broadband on Wireless--The Project Rainbow

234

(9)

Extension for Trial Integration--The Raisin Demonstrator

243

(7)

Software Tools for Optimization of Resources in Mobile Systems--The Project Storms

250

(11)

Advanced Security for Personal Technologies--The Project Aspect

261

(6)

Enhancements on ATM-Based B-ISDN--The Project Exodus

267

(5)

Demonstration of a Hybrid Radio--Optical Fiber Loop for Interactive Broadband Services--The Project Frans

272

(4)

Satellite Networks

276

(16)

Resolving the Issues in Interoperability Between Complementary Satellite Systems and Terrestrial Networks--The Project Sumo

277

(8)

Service Platform for Other ACTS Trials and Applications--The Project Vantage

285

(7)

Conclusions

292

(5)

References

293

(4)

Appendix I Alphabetical List of ACTS Projects

297

(6)

About the Editor

303

(2)

Index

305

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