Objetivo The ongoing proliferation of wireless broadband data services is expected to lead to increased demand on the backhaul networks. These networks transfer data between wired Internet and communication nodes from which end users are connected by radio links.The typical upgrade of wired lines to high-speed fibre networks is not always an available or economically attractive solution for the backhaul networks. In such cases, wireless approaches could offer an appealing alternative. We propose the design of reconfigurable multi-antenna, multihop wireless backhaul networks that meet the Quality of Service demands of high-speed access networks, thus providing a technology shortcut to help satisfy the social need for broadband data anytime anywhere in a much more expeditious way for European users, including those in less developed, peripheral and rural areas.In order to provide cost-efficient wireless backhaul with low deployment costs and flexible provisioning, the proposed approach relies on an adaptive, mesh multihop networking multihop design (commonly known as mesh networking) that makes use of channel state information and interference optimised resource allocation and routing. A range of novel techniques, such as intelligent antenna or MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output)-enabled routing and jointly optimised scheduling and routing, allow for efficient and dynamic network management, control and protocol designs, which can improve Quality of Service and revolutionalise network resilience, deployability and adaptability.Since wireless broadband access networks employ several technologies, the proposed backhaul network is designed to match these heterogeneous networks such that it can work in an agnostic way with respect to the employed access technology. The potential performance gains of the new backhaul network will be assessed through theoretical studies, simulations and proof-of-concept prototyping and demonstration. Ámbito científico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology Programa(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Tema(s) IST-2004-2.4.4 - Broadband for All Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinador IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS, EXHIBITION ROAD SW7 2AZ LONDON Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (6) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo CEFRIEL - SOCIETA CONSORTILE A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección VIA FUCINI RENATO 2 MILANO Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZÜRICH Suiza Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Raemistrasse 101 ZUERICH Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INTEL A/O Rusia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección CHAPAEVSKY PEREULOK 14 125252 MOSCOW Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Intracom S.A. Telecom Solutions Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección New Road Peania - Markopoulo 19,7 Km 19002 PEANIA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES NETWORK SYSTEMS UK LIMITED Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección OPTIMUS, WINDMILL HILL BUSINESS PARK SN5 6PP SWINDON, WILTSHIRE Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección CALLE EMILIO VARGAS 6 28043 MADRID Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos