Objective Cooperation and opportunism are two concepts that have recently revolutionized the way engineers think about wireless system design. Both have their origin at information theoretic studies and target the maximization of the spectral and power efficiency at the system level. Successful incorporation of these concepts in wireless system standards requires the solution of difficult theoretical and practical problems. Consequently, these concepts are expected to be long-term research topics of fundamental nature in the communications area.We plan to:1. explore performance limits of cooperative and opportunistic schemes (e.g. information theoretic analysis of combined cooperative-opportunistic schemes, large system analysis for gain quantification of cooperative schemes) and multi-user diversity with limited feedback;2. develop efficient strategies and coding schemes for cooperative and opportunistic communications, maximizing diversity and coding gain under various operational scenarios (homogeneous versus inhomogeneous channel statistics, full versus partial channel knowledge, codes for a combined cooperative-opportunistic scenario);3. develop efficient resource allocation with limited feedback, including decentralized resource allocation, by targeting the optimal exploitation of various grades of channel information at the transmitters (full, partial, statistical);4. implement selected cooperative and opportunistic schemes on a test-bed, in order to fully understand practical implementation constraints, assess the benefits of cooperation and opportunism in realistic environments, and support proof-of-concept.The goal is to attain an order of magnitude higher aggregate data rates than what is currently envisioned in 4G research, while supporting much tighter QoS guarantees. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network4Gengineering 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) 2.3.4.1 b9 - 2.3.4.1.b9 FET open Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTE EU contribution No data Address TUC CAMPUS, KOUNOUPIDIANA AKROTIRIOU 73100 CHANIA Greece See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE TECNOLOGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution No data Address PARC MEDITERRANI DE TECNOLOGIA, AVINGUDA DEL CANAL OLIMPIC 08860 CASTELLDEFELS See on map Total cost No data ERICSSON AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address TORSHAMNSGATAN 23 000 STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT EURECOM France EU contribution No data Address 2229 ROUTE DES CRETES - SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS VALBONNE See on map Total cost No data KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN Sweden EU contribution No data Address VALHALLAVAGEN 79 100 44 STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data RESEARCH ACADEMIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Greece EU contribution No data Address N. KAZANTZAKI, CAMPUS OF RIO PATRAS 26500 RIO PATRAS See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Belgium EU contribution No data Address 1 PLACE DE L'UNIVERSITE 1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
