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Project Contributions to Programme Objectives |
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N° Proj. |
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Contrib. to Progr. Objectives |
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The technical feasibility and business viability of wireless communications for the distribution of advanced multimedia products. A client-server platform was developed and tested in end-user trials in 3 existing GSM networks in Europe, as well as a high speed 2G+ GSM demonstrator (HSCSD) in a laboratory environment. |
The complete business chain from content creation to delivery and secure payment was developed and trialed, demonstrating the "business -case" for mobile multimedia communications. | ||
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Validation of high speed mobile communication capabilities (up to 384 kb/s) and with interconnection to the terrestrial network via a Ka band satellite (Italsat) |
Validation of satellite communication technologies at Ka band, a particularly challenging frequency band, for the provision of multimedia services, allowing EU industry to acquire knowledge and experience on Ka band systems. | ||
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Prototype of Intelligent Multimode Terminals (IMTs) incorporating innovative analogue and digital hardware and software to demonstrate Software Radio implementations of different radio access techniques. |
First look into the novel concept of Software Radio. Analysis of the hardware requirements/technology required to meet the IMT architectural objectives. Contributions to ETSI and MMITS Forum. | ||
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Prototype and demonstration of a high speed wireless customer premises/local area network (WCPN/WLAN) pilot system at 60 GHz for multimedia applications. The system supports wireless ATM network extension and IP-based traffic. |
Identification of WCPN service requirements. The demonstrator was used for the field trials and to support standardisation work (ETSI BRAN). | ||
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AC007 |
Main Deliverable: The project main objective was the production a UMTS capable PDA in the healthcare area. Intermediate stages of the system incorporated WLAN and GSM trials. Based on the user requirements the MultiPort project has produced a complete set of specifications of the different system components: User Interface, Multidatabase Access software, Communications software, and Hardware. A first prototype of the MultiPort system was developed and evaluated by users in a real hospital environment. |
Impact: The project demonstrated the tremendous capabilities of wireless and mobile communications systems in the healthcare area (inside a hospital as well as in remote healthcare applications). The fact that the specifications were produced to be open and platform independent provides a good base for future developments. | |
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An ‘UMTS like’ core network platform, ultimately interconnected with the access network (UMTS air interface) high rate mobile terrestrial access with multimedia applications. |
Validation of the protocol structures needed to support multimedia mobile services, validation of the ‘network dependent-network independent’ concept for splitting functionalities in the access network, validation of migration strategies, from GSM to UMTS, key contributions to standardisation bodies. | ||
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Development of a novel network planning methodology tailored to the specific functionality exhibited by third generation mobile systems and UMTS in particular. At the conclusion of the work STORMS demonstrated the complete set of software applications developed and covering every layer in the mobile network architecture. |
Valuable contributions through the evaluation of advantages and constraints imposed by the introduction of novel technologies (such W-CDMA, adaptive antennas, hierarchical cell structures, etc.) in future mobile communications networks. | ||
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Demonstrated the feasibility of fully adaptive antennas through field trials, using prototype equipment in a real mobile network. Validated the performance of adaptive antenna technology in a realistic deployment. |
Adaptive antennas offer greatly improved spectral efficiency by making use of the spatial domain. As such they have been taken into consideration by ETSI in the specification of UMTS. The project demonstrated that adaptive antennas are feasible and eventually cost effective. | ||
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Mobile multimedia services for People with Special Needs combining voice, moving pictures, text or other data streams, integration of the users' environment in the personal communications space, control and monitoring at a distance and security. |
The research work of the project is validated through the demonstration of services and applications developed for the disabled and elderly using existing as well as high-speed mobile communications infrastructure. | ||
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UMTS demonstrator composed of two DECT islands interconnected with an upgraded ATM switch, to support mobility functions. |
Islands successfully developed, but trial could not be conducted and project was stopped. | ||
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Development of a Mobile API and a Mobile Application Support Environment (MASE) middleware concept aiming at the provision of Mobile Aware applications/services. |
The project results provided input to the standardisation process resulting into the MEXE initiative of ETSI. The development of the Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP) and the industrial support in WAP, also confirm the timeliness of the project as well as it future perspective. | ||
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A WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network) platform demonstrating broadband wireless ATM services using the 5.2 GHz frequency band, with bit rates capability up 20 Mb/s |
Example of European R&D co-operation (among competing operators and suppliers) to develop a common "real numbers" cost database. | ||
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Advanced communication experiments using mobile broadband applications designed for the construction industry. Developed the "container" prototype. |
Applications development contributes to improved efficiency, quality and safety in the European construction industry. | ||
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A UMTS air interface scheme selected after the detailed analysis and evaluation of more than 12 options. A demonstrator of 3-G broadband applications using the TD-CDMA concept |
Instrumental in the consensus formation and the timely adoption by ETSI and ITU of the UTRA (UMTS Radio Access) concept. Novel CDMA join detection scheme demonstrated by means of the TDD (Time Division Multiplex) demonstrator | ||
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Consideration of high speed train specificities and constraints at the early stages of the UMTS standardisation. Establishment of third generation service requirements for passengers and rail users, including those specific for high integrity data services. Characterisation the high speed train propagation channel. |
Analysis of the services required by passengers, public and railway operators, inside/around high speed trains, in order to make sure that new technologies (e.g., UMTS) can deliver such services taking into account the characteristics of the high speed train radio channel. | ||
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Development and demonstration in a real network of High Temperature Superconductivity (HTS) subsystems. |
In cellular systems, HTS offers increased selectivity and sensitivity (i.e., increase in capacity), as well as significant equipment size and power requirement reduction, allowing for pole mounting and thus resulting in the minimisation and simplification of wiring. Another advantage is the reduction of maintenance costs through maintenance free operation during the expected life time of cellular equipment. | ||
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A broadband mobile satellite access platform, composed of L band terminal, Inmarsat capacity and interconnection with ISDN made available to other projects for running pilot experiments. |
Demonstration of wide band capabilities of GEO satellites at L band and compatibility of novel technologies such as MPEG 4 in a satellite context. | ||
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A testbed including emulation of a complete S band satellite transmission chain including a novel equalisation module, based on neural networks. |
Validation of Neural Network algorithms for equalisation of a satellite channel at S band. | ||
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A "Mobile Broadband" trial platform operating at 40 GHz and demonstrating wireless-studio for TV broadcast and medical rescue applications |
Insight on the technology challenges of future mobile broadband systems and on the types of serviced and applications that will drive the developments of a 4th Generation Mobile networks | ||
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Building blocks for the definition of the Satellite component of UMTS and its integration to the terrestrial network (air interface, satellite channel emulator, networking software and control unit) |
Definition and development of WB-CDMA based air interface protocols, following closely the terrestrial UMTS air interface. Development of a test bed including an advanced satellite channel emulator for modelling future satellite constellations. | ||
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A "virtual office" field trial based on a wireless ATM system operating at 19 GHz supporting broadband multimedia applications |
Demonstration of the use of directional antenna technology as a viable alternative to equalisation and multi-carrier techniques for the provision of ATM over a wireless bearer. Early contributions to ETSI standards HIPERLAN type 4 and HIPERLINK | ||
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Trial showing Iridium/GSM interworking with UMTS type protocol architecture. |
Only propagation experiment performed, project stopped. | ||
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SORT demonstrated flexible and efficient software (SW) programmable radios by setting the requirements for adaptive Radio Access including the definition of a functional architecture and digital signal processing requirements. The project implemented critical radio functionalities on reconfigurable hardware (HW) for two types of air interface (GSM and W-CDMA). |
Software Defined Radio technologies are one of the most important innovations for the future mobile communications networks. This project laid the foundation by demonstrating concept feasibility. | ||
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Ka band satellite access infrastructure using a prototype on board switch and showing integration capabilities with ATM and IP networks |
Validation of advanced technologies (on board switching) in a trial context and of compatibility of the retained approach with terrestrial networks based on ATM and/or IP technologies. | ||
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Testbed emulating a complete end to end ATM network including a regenerative satellite access at Ka band, with support of broadband applications (videoconference). |
Validation of a Ka band system architecture, with challenging functionalities in the satellite access portion, such as Bandwidth on demand management, call admission and control and flow control, and inter-working capability with terrestrial ATM network. | ||
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A prototype voice-enabled mobile middleware architecture that integrates voice and data services for small user terminals, deriving a common interface for voice-enabled mobility support as an enhancement of today's networks and part of the future UMTS service. |
The project work is relevant to the recent developments in mobile communications networks and the introduction of IP services to mobile clients. | ||
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Satellite UMTS Application Adapter that facilitates the adaptation between multimedia applications and virtually any kind of telecommunication network |
Facilitate seamless services provision for a diversity of services in complex communications environments that includes various satellite and fixed networks | ||
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Contribute authoritative candidate architectures to the standardisation process of third generation systems in Europe and beyond. Prototype of adaptive array processing software radio modules on a real-time platform. |
By incorporating the software radio concept, develop innovative basestation array processing architectures and algorithms that are sufficiently flexible to support a range of different second and third air interface standards, thus allowing the network to be readily reconfigured during its operational lifetime, or in response to short term demand to enhanced deployment. | ||
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Validation through trials in real environments of a truly global broadband mobile communication system consisting of multiple (satellite/terrestrial) system components (or segments) with complementary characteristics. |
Identification of a Mobile Broadband Integrated Network supporting complementary (in terms of coverage, service, as well as personal and terminal mobility ) access networks, through the use of an advanced core network. These access networks fully inter-work with each other in order to "seamlessly" provide broadband multimedia services to the user. Four ACTS projects (SECOMS, MEDIAN, EXODUS and SAMBA) contributed their systems. | ||
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Organisation and smooth running of the 4th ACTS MOBILE Telecommunications Summit (Sorrento Italy, June 1999) |
Dissemination of ACTS Mobile results, and support to concertation activities | ||
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Dissemination of the achievements of the projects in the Mobile Domain through the publication of a set of books and multimedia CD-ROMS. |
Dissemination of results of the ACTS programme. Support to the Mobile Domain activities. |