Functional architecture

Author

Dimitrakopoulos, George ; Demestichas, Panagiotis ; Saatsakis, Aggelos ; Tsagkaris, Kostas ; Galani, Aristi ; Gebert, Jens ; Nolte, Klaus

Author_Institution

Univ. of Piraeus, Piraeus

Volume

4

Issue

1

fYear

2009

fDate

3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

48

Abstract

In this article, we propose and describe a functional architecture (FA) for the efficient radio and spectrum resource management of the anticipated future compound communication systems. This work comprises an advancement of the FA that has been initially proposed within end-to-end reconfigurability - phase 2 (E2R II) project and has been enhanced to incorporate cognitive and self-x capabilities to address the newly born B3G challenges. Furthermore, the proposed FA is currently being elaborated within the Working Group 3 (WG3) of the Reconfigurable Radio Systems Technical Committee (RRS TC). This committee was created by European Standards Telecommunication Institute (ETSI) Board with the aim to study the feasibility of standardization activities related to reconfigurable radio systems (including software defined and cognitive radios). It should be also mentioned that a relevant functional architecture for optimized radio resource usage in heterogeneous wireless networks is currently under standardization within IEEE.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; cognitive radio; mobile radio; radio spectrum management; software radio; telecommunication standards; B3G challenges; ETSI; European Standards Telecommunication Institute Board; IEEE; Reconfigurable Radio Systems Technical Committee; cognitive radio; compound communication systems; end-to-end reconfigurability - phase 2 project; functional architecture; heterogeneous wireless networks; radio resource management; reconfigurable radio system; software defined radio; spectrum resource management; Control systems; Environmental management; Microwave generation; Radio control; Radio spectrum management; Rats; Resource management; Software radio; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1556-6072

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MVT.2008.931624

Filename

4906422