WiMAX 802.16e Integration at Radio Access Level of UMTS and GPRS
Conference: European Wireless 2006 - 12th European Wireless Conference 2006 - Enabling Technologies for Wireless Multimedia Communications
04/02/2006 - 04/05/2006 at Athens, Greece
Proceedings: European Wireless 2006
Pages: 6Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Vulic, N.; Niemegeers, I. G. M. M. (Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands)
Groot, S. M. Heemstra de (University of Twente and Twente Institute for Wireless and Mobile Communication, Enschede, The Netherlands)
Abstract:
The WiMAX IEEE 802.16 standard is capable of providing very high data rates over large areas. This wireless broadband access technology is expected to open new market segments and bring a wide range of new applications and services. The WiMAX integration into the existing mobile network environment currently draws a lot of attention. In this paper, we discuss the integration of IEEE 802.16e into the GSM-based 2.5G and 3G mobile networks, which may be promising especially for users in non-urban areas. More specifically, we concentrate on the integration at the radio access level of the UMTS and GPRS networks.