Objective This project aims to evolve MBMS technologies towards the 'beyond 3G vision' of a converged global network based on the usage of multiple broadcast transport bearers. It will address both resource efficiency and service flexibility issues, by close coupling of broadcast and communication capabilities on all layers, covering the radio access, the core network and the service enablers, across multiple technologies, and providing a smooth migration path for MBMS evolution.This evolution will be in step with the vision of a federated global multicast broadcast transport and with existing 3G cellular standards as well as emerging beyond 3G standards. C-MOBILE project brings together institutes and organisations that have key strengths in the MBMS deployment and technology chain from service content to service delivery. Specific objectives within the RAN are to develop new radio interface technologies, radio resource management and new topological approaches in the architecture. The coupling and feedback between Radio Resource Management and the scheduling of multicast-broadcast services end to end across the MBMS system is critical. C-MOBILE aims to develop new RAN technologies for an efficient support of enhanced MBMS services allowing a commercially attractive implementation. It is a major objective of C-MOBILE to understand how best to organise and schedule MBMS content from BM-SC through the Core Network and RAN to the user.Since this is multimedia content it is expected that there will be interaction with 3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). An objective is to make this explicit and to investigate how best MBMS can make use of capabilities provided by the IMS. The concept of one to many or group communication is narrow within the current MBMS specification. For systems beyond 3G one would expect a more developed group concept. An objective of the project is to explore how to expand on this concept. 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 PORTUGAL TELECOM INOVACAO SA Address Rua jose ferreira pinto basto 3810-106 Aveiro Portugal See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ADETTI - ASSOCIACAO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DAS TELECOMUNICACOES E TECNICAS DE INFORMATICA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenida das forcas armadas - edificio iscte 1600-082 Lisboa See on map BAMBOO MEDIACASTING LTD Israel EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ha sharon road 12 44150 Kfar saba See on map DEUTSCHE WELLE Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kurt-schumacher-strasse 3 53113 Bonn 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 FRAUNHOFER IAF Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Tullastr. 72 79108 München See on map Links Website Opens in new window HUTCHISON 3G UK LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hutchison house, 5 hester road, battersea SW11 4AN London See on map INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICACOES Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenida de rovisco pais 1 Lisboa See on map Links Website Opens in new window QUALCOMM CDMA TECHNOLOGIES GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Am soeldnermoos 17 85399 Hallbergmoos See on map STIFTUNG FACHHOCHSCHULE OSNABRUECK Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Caprivistr. 30a 49009 Osnabruck See on map UNIVERSITAT ST GALLEN Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Dufourstrasse 50 9000 St gallen See on map UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS Cyprus EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kallipoleos street 75 1678 Nicosia See on map UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Coldharbour lane BS16 1QY Bristol See on map