While there are many textbooks about the European Union (EU),
Clive Archer covers the essential elements of the EU clearly and con-
cisely, outlining the key debates and issues it faces today
While there are many textbooks about the European Union (EU),
Clive Archer covers the essential elements of the EU clearly and con-
cisely, outlining the key debates and issues it faces today
While there are many textbooks about the European Union (EU),
Clive Archer covers the essential elements of the EU clearly and con-
cisely, outlining the key debates and issues it faces today
Software-defined radios (SDRs) have been around for more than a decade. The
first complete Global Positioning System (GPS) implementation was described
by Dennis Akos in 1997. Since then several research groups have presented their
contributions.We therefore find it timely to publish an up-to-date text on the subject
and at the same time include Galileo, the forthcoming European satellitebased
navigation system. Both GPS and Galileo belong to the category of Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
Software-defined radios (SDRs) have been around for more than a decade. The
first complete Global Positioning System (GPS) implementation was described
by Dennis Akos in 1997. Since then several research groups have presented their
contributions.We therefore find it timely to publish an up-to-date text on the subject
and at the same time include Galileo, the forthcoming European satellitebased
navigation system. Both GPS and Galileo belong to the category of Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
The aim of this book, the first of two volumes, is to present selected research that
has been undertaken under COST Action IC0902 ‘‘Cognitive Radio and Net-
working for Cooperative Coexistence of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks’’
(http://newyork.ing.uniroma1.it/IC0902/). COST (European Cooperation in Sci-
ence and Technology) is one of the longest-running European frameworks sup-
porting cooperation among scientists and researchers across Europe.
This book presents millimeter wave communication system design and analysis at the
level to produce an understanding of the interaction between a wireless system and its
front end so that the overall performance can be predicted. Gigabit wireless commu-
nications require a considerable amount of bandwidth, which can be supported by
millimeter waves. Millimeter wave technology has come of age, and at the time of
writing the standards of IEEE 802.15.3c, WiGig, Wireless HD TM , and the European
Computer Manufacturers Association have recently been finalized.
This books presents the research work of COST 273 Towards Mobile Broadband Multimedia
Networks, hence, it reports on the work performed and on the results achieved within the project
by its participants. The material presented here corresponds to the results obtained in four years
of collaborative work by more than 350 researchers from 137 institutions (universities, operators,
manufacturers, regulators, independent laboratories and others – a full list is provided in Appendix
B) belonging to 29 countries (mainly European, but also from Asia and North America) in the area of
mobileradio. Theobjectiveofpublishingtheseresultsasabookisessentiallytomakethemavailable
to an audience wider than the project. In fact, it just follows a ‘tradition’ of previous COST Actions
in this area of telecommunications, i.e. COST 207, 231 and 259.
European Research Framework programs are public policy instruments designed
to strengthen European competitiveness through cooperation. Although they have
a fixed time frame, determined research themes, and a specific expected impact,
the achievements in research and development (R&D) made by these funded proj-
ects pave the way for a research continuum.
