Title :
3G wireless systems and beyond: a review
Author :
Nicopolitidis, P. ; Papadimitriou, G.I. ; Obaidat, M.S. ; Pomportsis, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Informatics, Aristotle Univ., Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
3G systems aim to fulfill the requirements of bandwidth-hungry services. They will offer global mobile multimedia communication capabilities in a seamless and efficient manner by supporting data rates up to 2 Mbps. This paper covers issues relating to 3G air-interface standards and the fixed part of the network, followed by a discussion on 4G systems, the successors to 3G ones.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; cellular radio; multimedia communication; reviews; telecommunication standards; 2 Mbit/s; 3G wireless systems; 4G systems; air-interface standards; bandwidth-hungry services; global mobile multimedia communication capabilities; Bandwidth; Circuits; Decoding; GSM; Proposals; Protocols; Radio control; Radio link; Standardization; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2002. 9th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7596-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2002.1046430
