Telecommunications Laboratory

Mobile and Personal Communications

Active research programs

RACE R2066: MONET-Mobile Network The MONET project objective is to define a fixed infrastructure of the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) as part of the B- ISDN, so that a wide range of mobile services will be supported in a cost effective manner. These services include the same kind of services offered by fixed communication networks as well as unique services such as navigation, vehicle location and road traffic information. The project study items consist of new techniques for hand-over, location management security, databases and development of signaling protocols. In the MONET framework a UMTS network architecture is defined permitting maximum exploitation of the Intelligent Networks and adopting features of the Universal Personal Telecommunication (UPT) services. Performance studies of the proposed solutions are also undertaken and contributions to the standardization bodies ensure the dissemination of the MONET developments.