Project description Future Networks Show the project objective Hide the project objective Wireless access is becoming the dominant way of connecting to the Internet due to the high data rates that several radio access technologies (RATs) provide. Such success is a result of several advances in wireless communications over the last two decades. A key enabling technique which promises further improvement in data rates is carrier aggregation (CA). Intra-band and inter-band carrier aggregation, in a continuous or a non-continuous fashion, have been proposed within the 3GPP standardization body for LTE-Advanced (LTE-A). Cross-carrier scheduling is also specified through dynamic scheduling on different component carriers. LTE-A has been specified to support all types of CA using several transmission bandwidths for all band combinations. A future enhancement would be the assumption of CA operating over heterogeneous networks (HetNets) and heterogeneous radio access technologies (h-RATs), considering the fact that both HetNets and h-RATs are key aspects of beyond 4G communications. However, CA has not been designed for HetNets and h-RATs so far. Aiming to serve beyond 4G communications, we envisage a spectrum overlay technology that will be able to manage aggregated heterogeneous bands (HetBands) efficiently, which are licensed to HetNets and h-RATs or even based on unlicensed or opportunistic spectrum access, in order to deliver higher data rates to future multi-standard handset devices in a flexible way based on cognitive radio technology. To be specific, we will investigate and design advanced physical and upper layer techniques, such as diversity, link adaptation and radio resource management, which will be able to handle the aggregation of non-continuous and dispersed bands (i.e. HetBands) extending thereby the 3GPP functionality. More specifically, frequency and subcarrier diversity, multi-channel link adaptation and multidimensional radio resource and inter-carrier interference management will be developed and demonstrated over such a new heterogeneous and wideband fading environment. We will also investigate and design radio impairments mitigation techniques, such as reduction of power fluctuation and linearization. To this end, proof of concept prototypes will be developed to demonstrate and validate the soundness of the innovative concepts proposed by SOLDER. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network4Gengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologycognitive radio Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2013.1.1 - Future Networks Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2013-11 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator ATHINA-EREVNITIKO KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS, TON EPIKOINONION KAI TIS GNOSIS Address Artemidos 6 kai epidavrou 151 25 Maroussi Greece See on map Region Αττική Aττική Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Fotis Foukalas (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 451 364,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all THALES SIX GTS FRANCE SAS France EU contribution € 349 150,00 Address Avenue des louvresses 4 92230 Gennevilliers See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gwenael Guilmin (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EURECOM GIE France EU contribution € 386 541,00 Address Route des chappes 450 campus sophia antipolis 06410 Biot See on map Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Alpes-Maritimes Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sophie Salmon (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS SA France EU contribution € 374 960,00 Address 15-55 boulevard charles de gaulle les portes de la defense 92700 Colombes See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Guillaume Vivier (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PIETRZYK SLAWOMIR Poland EU contribution € 374 400,00 Address See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Slawomir Pietrzyk (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window KING'S COLLEGE LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution € 399 585,00 Address Strand WC2R 2LS London See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Labbett (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
