Software Defined Radio: Architectures, Systems and Functions

Abbreviations.

Contributors' Biographies.

Introduction.

PART I: RECONFIGURABILITY IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS.

Reconfigurable Systems in a Heterogeneous Environment (M. Dillinger & S. Buljore).

PART II: REQUIREMENTS FOR RECONFIGURABLE TERMINALS.

User Requirements for SDR Terminals (R. Navarro-Prieto & G. Conaty).

The Need for Network Reconfigurability Management (N. Alonistioti & N. Houssos).

Adaptive Protocols (S. Panagiotakis & V. Gazis).

PART III: NETWORKS SUPPORTING RECONFIGURABLE TERMINALS.

Network Architectures and Functions (N. Olaziregio, et al.).

Self-Learning and Adaptive Systems: The CODA Approach (T. Karran, et al.).

Open APIs for Flexible Service Provision and Reconfiguration Management (N. Alonistioti, et al.).

Framework for Charging and Billing for Reconfigurable Services (N. Alonistioti & M. Koutsopoulou).

PART IV: PROFILE AND RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

Communication Profiles (E. Mohyeldin, et al.).

Radio Re source Management in Heterogeneous Networks (J. Luo, et al.).

An Efficient Scheme of JRRM and Spectrum-Sharing Methods (D. Bourse, et al.).

Mode Identification and Monitoring of Available Air Interfaces (G. Vardoulias & J. Faroughi-Esfahani).

PART V: SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE RECONFIGURATION.

Reconfiguration of the Network Elements (G. Rabai & S. Imre).

Management, Control and Data Interfaces (K. Moessner & S. Gultchev).

Reconfiguration Principles for Adaptive Baseband (D. Lund & M. Mehta).

Index.