Principles and Approaches on Evolution to IMT-2000/FPLMTS Volume 2 LAND MOBILE (including WIRELESS ACCESS) HANDBOOK
PREFACE
FOREWORD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Executive summary
2 Introduction
     2.1 Status as of October, 1996
     2.2 General evolution and migration considerations
3 Scope
4 Terminology and definitions
5 General principles and working assumptions
6 Evolution towards IMT-2000 -- Survey results
7 IMT-2000 goals and objectives
     7.1 IMT-2000 characteristics and functionalities
          7.1.1 Global system
          7.1.2 New services and capabilities
          7.1.3 Evolution and migration
          7.1.4 Flexibility: multi-environment capabilities
     7.2 Global IMT-2000 vision
          7.2.1 Quality of service
          7.2.2 New services and capabilities
          7.2.3 Evolution and migration capabilities
          7.2.4 Flexibility: multi-environment, multi-mode, multi-band capabilities
          7.2.5 Impact on spectrum
8 Evolution/migration starting points: candidate systems and telecommunication infrastructures
     8.1 General
     8.2 Digital mobile systems considerations
     8.3 Satellite considerations
          8.3.1 Background
          8.3.2 Features of pre-IMT-2000 and IMT-2000 mobile satellite systems
9 Evolution methodology and scenarios
     9.1 IMT-2000 evolution framework
     9.2 An assessment of evolutionary and revolutionary approaches
          9.2.1 Identification of the revolutionary and evolutionary components
          9.2.2 Characterisation of a modular approach
     9.3 Phases for evolution to IMT-2000
          9.3.1 Network aspects
          9.3.2 Radio aspects
          9.3.3 Satellite considerations
          9.3.4 A 3-step approach
10 Characteristics and functionalities of IMT-2000 to facilitate evolution towards IMT-2000
     10.1 General requirements facilitating IMT-2000
     10.2 Standardisation of a Radio Bearer Common Functionality (RBCF)
     10.3 Standardisation of a UIM/evolution towards a common UIM
     10.4 Standardisation of a VHE
     10.5 Support for inter-system numbering plans
     10.6 Software-defined radio technologies in IMT-2000
11 Summary and conclusions
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