TY - GEN
T1 - An integrated UMTS-WLAN testbed
AU - Kent, William
AU - Skehill, Ronan
AU - Barry, Michael
AU - McGrath, Sean
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The provision of next generation mobile wireless access necessitates the coexistence of legacy cellular systems and new air interface technologies in cooperative heterogeneous environments. These multi-system environments consist of a number of radio access networks with different radio access technologies such as WiMax, GERAN, UMTS and WLAN. Joint Radio Resource Management strategies are responsible for managing the pool of radio resources and are crucial to guarantee optimal cooperation between network sub-systems. The testing and validation of these strategies demands the construction of robust heterogeneous testbeds on which joint RRM algorithms can be trialled and evaluated. This paper presents an overview of the software/hardware design of the testbed and a description of Joint Radio Resource Management strategies being employed to manage RRM across UMTS and WLAN.
AB - The provision of next generation mobile wireless access necessitates the coexistence of legacy cellular systems and new air interface technologies in cooperative heterogeneous environments. These multi-system environments consist of a number of radio access networks with different radio access technologies such as WiMax, GERAN, UMTS and WLAN. Joint Radio Resource Management strategies are responsible for managing the pool of radio resources and are crucial to guarantee optimal cooperation between network sub-systems. The testing and validation of these strategies demands the construction of robust heterogeneous testbeds on which joint RRM algorithms can be trialled and evaluated. This paper presents an overview of the software/hardware design of the testbed and a description of Joint Radio Resource Management strategies being employed to manage RRM across UMTS and WLAN.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84886581004&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444718
DO - 10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444718
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84886581004
SN - 1424407397
SN - 9781424407392
T3 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, TridentCom 2007
BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, TridentCom 2007
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, TridentCom 2007
Y2 - 21 May 2007 through 23 May 2007
ER -