Objective The renown beyond 3G scenario depicts a diverse wireless networking world of network-of-wireless-networks accommodating a variety of radio technologies and mobile service requirements in a seamless manner. The achievement of this vision raises significant research challenges in view of system coexistence; system scale; network robustness requirements; and evaluation tool design and modelling.The UNITE platform aims to address the aforementioned research challenges:-Implementing an efficient, accurate and scalable Virtual Disrtibuted Testbed (VDT) to support cross-system and cross-layer optimisation of heterogeneous systems in a unified manner.-Through the use of the VDT, to investigate, design and evaluate cross-layer and cross-system interactions, between next generation radio protocols without neglecting important real-system details.The existence of a Pan-European VDT is considered a true innovation and will offer the following beneficial attributes on a European scale:-Open Structure: Existing and future standards can be realised on the UNITE platform.-Modular design: An end-user transparent framework with 'plug and play' features to support algorithmic testing in a Beyond 3G heterogeneous environment.-Extendibility: The open structure ensures that redeveloping and extension can easily be achieved.-Scalability: The scale of the air-interface technologies can be configured freely so that the cost of system devices can be minimised.-Easy to update and maintain.-Support design life-cycle optimisation; the impact of the software design methodology, and hardware implementation on protocol design can be evaluated.-A Framework to allow design and evaluation of cross-system and cross-layer optimisation algorithms.-UNITE framework will support a comprehensive iterative optimisation methodology, which will attain an optimised radio access network solution in view of E2E (End-to-End) performance. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2004-2.4.5 - Mobile and Wireless Systems and Platforms Beyond 3G Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY Address GU2 7XH Guildford United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 31-33 rue de la federation 75752 Paris cedex 15 See on map FRANCE TELECOM SA France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Place d alleray 6 75015 Paris See on map Links Website Opens in new window INSTITUT EURECOM France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 2229 route des cretes - sophia antipolis Valbonne See on map INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICACOES Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenida de rovisco pais Lisboa See on map Links Website Opens in new window NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH "DEMOKRITOS" Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Patriarchou gregoriou street 15310 Aghia paraskevi attikis See on map PDM E FC PROJECTO DESENVOLVIMENTO MANUTENCAO FORMACAO E CONSULTADORIA LDA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rua amadeu de sousa cardoso 20 1 dto Lisboa See on map Links Website Opens in new window ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH&CO KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Muehldorfstrasse 15 81671 Muenchen See on map SIGINT SOLUTIONS LTD Cyprus EU contribution € 0,00 Address Archangelou 41, strovolos 2057 Nicosia See on map UNIVERSITY OF AEGEAN Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Administration building, university hill 81100 Mytilini, lesvos See on map
