This book explores the future of mobile communications networks given the increasing demands for services and higher quality, as well as the continued growth in the cellular mobile marketplace and the new private mobile radio systems. These demands will impact on the developments that are likely to occur in the near future which will continue to drive forward the technological capabilities. This book investigates the implications of increasing mobile customer numbers on a global scale and the convergence of mobile and the internet, which, it is envisaged, will provide the next massive growth burst to the mobile market and 3G networks. It will be essential reading for communications engineers and managers who need to understand the expanding market expectations and the technological solutions available in this dynamic field.
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Author(s): Alan Clapton, Alan Clapton
Series: BT Communications Technology Series, 2
Edition: 1st
Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 261
CONTENTS......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Contributors......Page 16
1.2 Background -- Brief History of the VURI......Page 18
1.3 Achievements to Date......Page 20
1.4 Current Focus......Page 21
1.6 Business Benefit......Page 22
1.7 2000/2001 Programme......Page 23
1.9 Conclusions......Page 24
Appendix A: VURI Technology Update......Page 25
Appendix B: VURI Member Institutions......Page 26
Appendix C: VURI Case Study......Page 27
2.1 Introduction......Page 30
2.3 Membership......Page 31
2.5 Pan-University Teams......Page 34
2.6 Research Programmes......Page 35
2.8 Conclusions......Page 36
3.1 Introduction -- Evolution from 2G to 3G......Page 38
3.3 The 3G Product Value Chain......Page 39
3.4 The 3G Product Revenue Challenge......Page 41
3.5 3G Products at Launch -- What Will the User Benefits Be?......Page 42
3.7 3G Product Enablers -- a Component-Based Approach......Page 44
3.8 Mobile Terminals are Key to the Customer Experience......Page 49
3.10 Customer Care......Page 50
3.11 Conclusions......Page 51
4.1 Mobile Standards Background......Page 52
4.2 Why Standards are Important......Page 53
4.3 The 3G Standard......Page 54
4.4 3G Standards Developments -- Who is Doing What?......Page 57
4.5 The Move to IP Architecture and Standards Impact......Page 59
4.6 Conclusions and Future Outlook on Mobile Standards......Page 60
5.1 Introduction......Page 64
5.2 The UMTS Launch Architecture......Page 66
5.3 Network Requirements and Influencing Technologies......Page 69
5.4 Post-launch -- the Evolution Drivers......Page 70
5.5 Conclusions......Page 79
6.1 Introduction......Page 82
6.2 Voice in the 3GPP Release 1999 Network......Page 83
6.3 Migration to Internet Protocol Voice Bearers -- 3GPP Release 4......Page 87
6.4 End-to-end Voice and Multimedia on IP -- 3GPP Release 5......Page 89
6.5 Interworking 3GPP Release 5 with Other Networks......Page 108
6.6 Conclusions......Page 113
7.1 Introduction......Page 116
7.2 Background......Page 117
7.3 Intelligence Strategy......Page 120
7.4 3GPP Service Control......Page 123
7.5 Conclusions......Page 136
8.2 Virtual Home Environment......Page 138
8.4 Parlay Influences the Specification......Page 139
8.5 OSA Explained......Page 140
8.6 Overview of Open Service Access......Page 141
8.7 Basic Mechanisms in Open Service Access......Page 144
8.8 Description of the API......Page 146
8.9 Using the API......Page 148
8.10 The Future of OSA......Page 150
8.11 Conclusions......Page 152
9.1 Introduction......Page 154
9.2 The rise of the Mobility Portal......Page 156
9.3 Inside the Machine......Page 157
9.4 Future Developments......Page 165
9.5 Conclusions......Page 167
10.1 Introduction......Page 170
10.2 Fundamental Requirements......Page 171
10.3 Software......Page 175
11.1 Introduction -- Current Situation......Page 180
11.2 The Near-term Future......Page 184
11.3 The Future for TDD......Page 189
11.4 Terminals and the Role of Bluetooth......Page 190
11.5 Further Ahead......Page 191
11.7 Conclusions......Page 193
12.1 Introduction......Page 194
12.2 Edge Mobility Architecture......Page 196
12.3 Mobile Enhanced Routing (MER)......Page 200
12.4 EMA and Mobile IP Convergence......Page 208
12.5 Scalability Benefits of EMA:MER......Page 213
12.6 Conclusions......Page 216
13.1 Introduction......Page 220
13.2 Radio System Trials......Page 222
13.3 Application and Service Trials......Page 227
13.4 Trials Outcome......Page 234
13.5 Conclusions......Page 236
14.1 Introduction......Page 238
14.2 BT Airwave Service Overview......Page 239
14.3 Process and Knowledge Working......Page 242
14.4 How the Technology may be Evolved to Give Enhanced Capability......Page 244
14.5 Conclusions......Page 248
Acronyms......Page 250
Index......Page 258
