UMTS System and Air Interface Architecture

This chapter contains sections titled:

• Network Architecture

• The Air Interface Modes of Operation

• Spectrum Allocations

• WCDMA and the Spreading Concept

• Cell Isolation Mechanism and Scrambling Codes

• Power Control Necessity

• Soft/Softer Handovers and the Benefits

• Framing and Modulation

• Channel Definitions

• The Radio Interface Protocol Architecture

• The Important Physical Layer Measurements

• References

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