Title :
A comparative study of reconfigurable digital and analogue technologies for future mobile communication systems
Author :
Colsell, S. ; Edwards, R.
Author_Institution :
Lancaster Univ., UK
Abstract :
The requirements of 3G and 4G systems dictate that system architectures adapt to various user conditions, i.e. be reconfigurable. The concept of a fully reconfigurable system is fast becoming reality, due to new and advancing enabling technologies. This paper presents two such technologies, the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and field programmable analogue devices (FPAD). These devices provide the reconfiguration functionality for both digital and analogue system architectures
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; analogue processing circuits; cellular radio; digital radio; field programmable gate arrays; radio receivers; reconfigurable architectures; 3G systems; 4G systems; FPAD; FPGA; analogue system architectures; digital system architectures; field programmable analogue devices; field programmable gate array; future mobile communication systems; reconfigurable analogue technologies; reconfigurable digital technologies; reconfiguration functionality; system architectures;
Conference_Titel :
3G Mobile Communication Technologies, 2001. Second International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 477)
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-731-4
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20010061
