An optical fiber amplifier is a key component for enabling efficient transmission of
wavelength-divisionmultiplexed(WDM)signalsoverlongdistances.Eventhough
many alternative technologies were available, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers won
theraceduringtheearly1990sandbecameastandardcomponentforlong-hau ...
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 w ...
This paper covers the keynote address delivered by the
Chairman of the COST Action 285 at the Symposium. It outlines the
studies undertaken by the members of the Action with the objective of
enhancing existing modeling and simulation tools and to develop new ones
for research in emerging multiservic ...
Never have telecommunications operations and network management been so
important. Never has it been more important to move away from practices that date
back to the very beginning of the telecommunications industry. Building and con-
necting systems internally at low cost, on an as - needed basis, ...
The telecommunications industry has seen a rapid boost within the last decade. New realities
and visions of functionalities in various telecommunications networks have brought forward the
concept of next-generation networks (NGNs). The competitions among operators for support-
ing various services, ...
In the past few decades, a technological revolution has occurred that has changed
the way we live in dramatic ways. This technological revolution is the result of
the emergence and evolution of a wide variety of new wireless networking tech-
nologies. Now people using these technologies are able to ...
Mobile operators must continuously pursue cost‐
effective and efficient solutions to meet the high data
demand requirements of their subscribers. Limited spectrum
allocations and non‐contiguous spectrum blocks continue
to pose challenges for mobile operators supporting large
data uploads and downl ...
The single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA)
system is a well-known system that has recently become a preferred
choice for mobile uplink channels. This is attributed to its advantages
such as the low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and the use of
frequency domain equalizers. Lo ...
The use of light to send messages is not new. Fires were used for signaling in
biblical times, smoke signals have been used for thousands of years and flashing
lights have been used to communicate between warships at sea since the days of
Lord Nelson.
The idea of using glass fibre to carry an optica ...
Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) are believed to be a highly promising
technology and will play an increasingly important role in future
generation wireless mobile networks. WMN is characterized by
dynamic self-organization, self-configuration and self-healing to
enable quick deployment, easy maintenanc ...
