Software Defined Radio: Architectures, Systems and Functions

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Contributors' Biographies

Introduction

Part I: Reconfigurability in Heterogeneous Networks

1 Reconfigurable Systems in a Heterogeneous Environment

Markus Dillinger and Soodesh Buljore

1.1 Reconfigurable Systems in Future Networks

1.1.1 Key Objectives and General Requirements for Reconfigurable Systems

1.1.2 Radio Reconfiguration Control

1.1.3 Creation and Provision of Services over Converging Networks and Different Radio Access Modes

1.1.4 User Environment Management

1.1.5 Logical Architecture for Reconfigurable Systems

1.1.6 Constraining Considerations

1.1.7 Definition of Reconfigurable Systems

1.1.8 Reconfigurable Terminals in Heterogeneous Radio Network Environments

1.1.9 Functional Abstraction Layers between the Mobile Radio Heterogeneous Entities and the Reconfigurable Terminal

1.2 System Functions for Reconfigurability in Mobile Networks

1.2.1 Reconfiguration Support Architecture

1.2.2 Functional Distribution

1.2.3 Network Coupling and Reconfiguration Support

Acknowledgements

References

Part II: Requirements for Reconfigurable Terminals

2 User Requirements for SDR Terminals

Raquel Navarro-Prieto and Genevieve Conaty

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Methodology

2.2.1 Overview of the TRUST User Requirements Methodology

2.2.2 Overview of Derailed Requirements Gathering Methodology

2.3 Results

2.3.1 Mode Switching and Air Interface Download

2.3.2 User Profiles

2.3.3 Video

2.3.4 Group Communication

2.3.5 Security

2.3.6 Battery Life

2.3.7 System Resources ...