Technologies for the Wireless Future

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Figures. 1. Introduction Edited by Mikko Uusitalo and Sudhir Dixit (Nokia). 1.1 Goals and Objectives . 1.2 Evolution Beyond 3G. 1.3 Vision of the Wireless World. 1.4 The International Context and 4G Activities. 1.5 Working Groups of the WWRF. 1.6 References. 1.7 Credits. 2. A User--Centred Approach to the Wireless World Edited by Ken Crisler (Motorola). 2.1 UCD Processes for Wireless World Research. 2.2 A User--Focused Reference Model for Wireless Systems Beyond 3G. 2.3 The Use of Scenarios for the Wireless World. 2.4 User Interface Technologies and Techniques. 2.5 References. 2.6 Credits. 3. Service Infrastructures Edited by Radu Popescu--Zeletin and Stefan Arbanowski (Fraunhofer FOKUS). 3.1 I--centric Communications -- Basic Terminology. 3.2 Business Models in the Future Wireless World. 3.3 Personalization for the Future Wireless World. 3.4 Ambient Awareness in Wireless Information and Communication Services. 3.5 Generic Service Elements for Adaptive Applications. 3.6 References. 3.7 Credits. 4. Cooperation Between Networks Edited by Rahim Tafazolli, Klaus Moessner Christos Politis (The University of Surrey, UK) and Tasos Dagiuklas (University of Aegean, Greece). 4.1 CoNet Vision and Roadmap. 4.2 Cooperative Network Research Challenges. 4.3 CoNet Architectural Principles. 4.4 Network Component Technologies for Cooperative Networks. 4.5 References. 4.6 Credits. 5. End--to--End Reconfigurability Edited by Rahim Tafazolli (University of Surrey), Didier Bourse (Motorola) and Klaus Moessner (University of Surrey) 5.1 Reconfigurable Systems and Reference Models. 5.2 RF/IF Architectures for Software--defined Radios. 5.3 SDR Baseband. 5.4 Reconfiguration Management and Interfaces. 5.5 References. 5.6 Credits. 6. Technologies to Improve Spectrum Efficiency Edited by Bernhard Walke and Ralf Pabst (Aachen University, ComNets). 6.1 Ad Hoc Networking. 6.2 Relay--based Deployment Concepts for Wireless and Mobile Broadband Cellular