An architecture supporting adaptation and evolution in fourth generation mobile communication systems

Journal of Communications and Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 336-343

  Prehofer, Christian ^a   Kellerer, Wolfgang ^a   Hirschfeld, Robert ^a   Berndt, Hendrik ^a   Kawamura, Katsuya ^a  

^a DOCOMO EURO LABS   (Germany)

Author keywords

4G architecture; Active networks; Middleware architecture; Mobile system evolution; Network architecture; Open systems; Reconfigurability; Service architecture; Software adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038897319     PISSN: 12292370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JCN.2002.6596657     Document Type: Article

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