An integrated UMTS-WLAN testbed

William Kent, Ronan Skehill, Michael Barry, Sean McGrath

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, TridentCom 2007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event3rd International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, TridentCom 2007 - Lake Buena Vista, FL, United States
Duration: 21 May 200723 May 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, TridentCom 2007

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, TridentCom 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLake Buena Vista, FL
Period21/05/0723/05/07

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