Title :
Network aspects of the UMTS
Author_Institution :
Nokia Res. Center, Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
The Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) is a concept for a third generation mobile telecommunications system. It is to be a system for a wide range of mobile services provided in different service environments, thereby supporting many mobile telecommunications applications. The UMTS is studied in the RACE programme. The paper focuses on the network aspects of the UMTS. Particularly, the UMTS concept, user requirements, an outline of the network, a functional architecture and a protocol framework are described
Keywords :
mobile radio systems; radio networks; RACE programme; UMTS; Universal Mobile Telecommunication System; functional architecture; mobile services; protocol; third generation mobile telecommunications system; 3G mobile communication; Cellular networks; Communications technology; Electrostatic precipitators; Europe; GSM; Mobile communication; Protocols; Research and development; Telecommunication standards;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, 1992. Conference Proceedings., 1992 IEEE International Conference on Selected Topics in
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0723-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICWC.1992.200703
