Title :
WCDMA-the radio interface for future mobile multimedia communications
Author :
Dahlman, Erik ; Beming, Per ; Knutsson, Jens ; Ovesjö, Fredrik ; Persson, Magnus ; Roobol, Christiaan
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Radio Syst. AB, Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the wide-band code-division multiple-access (WCDMA) radio interface chosen by the ETSI as the basic radio-access technology for the universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS). A detailed description of the physical layer of ETSI WCDMA is given together with an overview UMTS of the higher layers of the WCDMA radio interface. Finally, the WCDMA performance, based on results from the ETSI evaluation of UMTS radio interface candidates, is presented
Keywords :
broadband networks; code division multiple access; land mobile radio; multimedia communication; network interfaces; radio access networks; ETSI; IMT-2000; UMTS; mobile multimedia communications; performance; physical layer; protocol architecture; radio interface; radio-access technology; standardisation; universal mobile telecommunications system; wide-band code-division multiple-access; 3G mobile communication; Automatic control; Automatic repeat request; Bit error rate; Mobile communication; Multiaccess communication; Multimedia communication; Physical layer; Telecommunication standards; Wideband;
Journal_Title :
Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
