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Trials and Implementation Aspects
Europe’s First 3G Network : A Case Study in Design and Implementation
3GPP Functional and Performance Testing of User Equipment
3G Shared Infrastructure
Network Planning Considerations for Network Sharing in UMTS

IP Based Networks 1
Service Control Architecture in the UMTS IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem
Enabling Network Redundancy in the Radio Access Network
IP Based Services at the UMTS Radio Interface

Handover and Roaming
UTRA Soft Handover Optimisation
Calculation of Soft Handoff Gain for UMTS
Downlink Soft Handover Gain in UMTS Networks Under Different Power Control Conditions
Comparing Different Cellular IP with Hawaii Handoff Schemes
Roaming Between Satellite and Terrestrial Networks

Coverage and Capacity Planning 1
Radio Planning of third Generation Networks in Urban Areas
An Automated UMTS Site Selection Tool
Theory and Practice in 3G Network Planning
The Coexistence of WCDMA Macrocell and Microcell Radio Network Layers
The Effect of Electrical and Mechanical Antenna Down-Tilting in UMTS Networks

IP Based Networks 2
Mobility Management in Mobile Internet
Multicasting in UMTS
IP Header and Signalling Compression for 3G Systems
Session Establishment Over Satellite-UMTS

Power Control and Interference
An Iterative Multiuser Detection Receiver for 3GPP with Antenna Arrays : Performance in Terms of BER, Cell Size and Capacity
Resource Allocation Algorithms and Power Control for Cellular Systems
An Efficient Algorithm for Distributed Power Control in Cellular Radio Systems
Predictive Power Control for S-UMTS Based on least-mean-square Algorithm

Modulation and Coding
Performance of space-time Coding for 3GPP HSDPA Service Under Flat and Frequency Selective Fading Conditions
On Signalling Issues for the Highspeed Downlink Packet Access in UMTS
Zero Correlation Zone Sequences for Multi-Carrier DS-CDMA Systems
Implementation of an Improved Reconfigurable SOVA/IOG-MAP Turbo Decoder in 3GPP
Orthogonality of UMTS Codes for Indoor Channels
Adaptive Modulation Switching Level Control in High Speed Downlink Packet Access Transmission

Fundamentals
Modified non-coherent Sequential Acquisition Scheme of DS/SS Signals
Implementation of COST259 Channel Models Using Tapped Delay Line for Multitple Antenna Receivers
Link-level Simulation of W-CDMA Satellite-UMTS Random Access Channel
Spatio-Temporal Investigation of UTRA FDD Channels
Blind Adaptive Single User Detection with Adjustable Step Size for DS/CDMA Communication Over a Rayleigh Fading Mobile Channel
Quantifying Code Orthogonality Factor for UTRA-FDD Down-Links
Arithmetic Implementation Techniques and Methodologies for 3G Uplink Reception in XILINX FPGAs
On the Implementation and Optimisation of LDPC Codes on a Reconfigurable Hardware for Future Communications Systems
A New 3-D ray-tracing Propagation Model
Direct Modulation Multi-mode Transmitter

Coverage and Capacity Planning 2
Micro-cell Planning within Macro-Cells in UMTS : Downlink Analysis
Hierarchical Management of CDMA Network Resources
Measurement-based Optimisation of in-Building Coverage for UMTS
Stabilisation of the MAC Function in the W-CDMA Access Interface

QOS Techniques
QoS Concepts for IP-based Wireless Systems
End-to-end UMTS Quality of Service Architecture for the Support of real-time IP Multimedia Services in UMTS R5
Adaptive Admission Control for Granted Speech User QoS in a WCDMA Mixed Scenario
Downlink Transmit Power Issues in a WCDMA Cellular System
Applications of Speech Quality Measurement for 3G
Admission Control for Different UE-MAC Algorithms in UTRA-FDD

Receiver Techniques
Optimization of an Adaptive Multi-dwell Implementation of the Cell-Search in WCDMA
A Novel Channel Estimation Algorithm Applied to UTRA-FDD
Performance of space-time Interference Cancellation Methods for DS-CDMA Systems
System Level Performance of Multi-user Detection for W-CDMA

System Planning and Performance
The Use of Simplified Air Interface Dimensioning Techniques to Explain the Impact of Various UMTS Options
Capacity Benefits of GPRS Coding Schemes CS-3 and CS-4
Transport Solutions for 3G Cellular Radio Access Network
Application of Load Control in 3G CDMA Networks for Improved System Level Modelling and Performance Analysis
Performance of UMTS High Speed Downlink Packet Access for Data Streaming Applications

Security
From 2G to 3G : A Guide to Mobile Security
A Security Architecture for Agent-based Mobile Systems
Advanced Subscriber Authentication Approaches for Third Generation Mobile Systems
Security Enhancements for A5/1 without Loosing Hardware Efficiency in Future Mobile Systems
Future Core Network System (FCNS) – A Secure Signalling Protocol Stack for the UMTS Core Network

Location and Positioning
Performance of Network-based Mobile Location Techniques within the 3GPP UTRA TDD Standards
WCDMA Radio Network Planning for Location Services and System Capacity
Transport and Processing of Perishable Information : Essential Infrastructure for Location Based Services
Accuracy and Hearability of Mobile Positioning in GSM and CDMA Networks
Precise UE Positioning in UMTS Using Cumulative Virtual Blanking

Services and Applications
Standardised Service Capabilities : The Need for Standardisation Illustrated by the Development of the Presence Service
Personalised Multimedia Services for Real-time Video Over 3G Mobile Networks
3-D Facial Animation for Very Low Bit Rate Mobile Video
Creating a Successful Payment Architecture
Comparison of Charging Methods in 3G Mobile Networks (Consumer Behaviour Versus Tariff Models)
Redefining User Input on Handheld Devices

Wlan, Bluetooth & TDD
3G Interworking with Wireless LANs
Coexistence Issues for 2.4 GHz OFDM WLANs
UTRA-TDD Performance in a pico-cell Deployment
High Resolution DOA Estimation Technique for Uplink TDD Mode

Smart Antennas and MIMO
Mulitple Input Mulitple Output (MIMO) Radio Channel Models
Performance Analysis of SMART Antenna Systems for Indoor Wireless LANs
Intelligent Cellular Coverage Control According to Geographic Call Traffic Distribution
Optimization of Sectorized Antenna Beam Patterns for CDMA 2000 Systems

3G Evolution and Beyond
3G and Beyond – The Applications Generation
3G in a co-operative Network Environment
Dynamic Spectrum Allocation in Hybrid Networks with Imperfect Load Prediction
Evolving Beyond UMTS – The MIND Research Project
Novel Methods for Enabling Public Key Schemes in Future Mobile Systems

Software Radio
An Architecture for a Distributed 3G Mobile Terminal
A Software Radio View of Modulation and Spreading for UTRA FDD and UTRA TDD
An Open Architecture Mechanism for Control of Dynamic Processing Resources
Controlling Reconfiguration

Resource Management and Optimisation
Downlink Shared Channel : An Effective way for Delivering Internet Services in UMTS
A Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Downlink throughput Optimisation in Wideband CDMA Systems
Performance Improvement for real-time Video Communications by Link Adaptation in E-GPRS Networks

Systems Aspects
Adaptive Mapping and Priority Assignment for OFDM
Dynamic Hystersis Value for Position Assisted Soft Handover
Secure Software Download for Programmable Mobile User Equipment
Presence Service in 3G Networks
A Low Complexity Equalizer for EDGE
Maximising Spectral-Efficiency in 3rd Generation radio-access-networks Using low-complexity mulitple-access-control Protocols
Performance of Antenna Hopping Techniques for Packet Radio Transmission
Calibration of a Radio Network Simulation Tool for UMTS
Downlink Capacity Analysis in 3GPP WCDMA Networks System

Performance Modelling
Spectral Efficiency Evaluation in Cellular Systems
Performance Analysis for GPRS with Prioritized and non-Prioritized Mobility Management Procedures
Novel Prioritised EGPRS Medium Access Regime for Reduced File Transfer Delay During Congested Periods
On the Interference Modelling Aspects of a UTRAN Forward Link
Approaches to Modelling the Physical Layer Performance in a UMTS Radio System Simulator

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