This book presents in self-contained chapters all aspects of third generation mobile communications. The focus is on the international standards "Universal Mobile Telephony Service (UMTS)" and "International Mobile Telephony (IMT 2000)". Special emphasis is placed on the definition and implementation of new services and multimedia applications.
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Coding
Chapter 3 : Modulation
Chapter 4 : Antennas & Propagation
Chapter 5 : Channel Characterization & Modelling
Chapter 6 : System Architecture
Chapter 7 : Traffic Characterization & Management
Chapter 8 : Capacity
Chapter 9 : Prototypes of 3G Systems
Chapter 10 : Services
