A microcell/macrocell architecture to access multimedia communication services

This paper proposes the design of a novel multimedia radio communication environment, able to integrate the flexibility of the wireless techniques to the capabilities of wired broadband ATM. The multimedia radio communication environment is based on the two layer architecture, in which several wideband micro cells are combined into a single macro cell, and is proposed as an effective alternative to wired ATM customer premises networks, to serve areas where cabling is un-economical or unfeasible, as in the case of rural areas and historical city centers.