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Dissemination
 

Public Deliverables

WP1

PDF Document Deliverable D1.3 - Project Web Page  
PDF Document Deliverable D1.4 - Publishable final activity report  

WP2

  PDF Document Deliverable D2.1 - Scenarios and Technical Requirements  

WP3

  PDF Document Deliverable D3.1 - Research Directions and Technology Evolution Roadmap for RAN  
PDF Document Deliverable D3.2 - Requirements and draft concepts for MBMS RAN enhancements  
PDF Document Deliverable D3.2 - Requirements and draft concepts for MBMS RAN enhancements (Revision)  
PDF DocumentDeliverable D3.3 - Concepts on MBMS RAN enhancements  
PDF DocumentDeliverable D3.4 - Specification of future MBMS RAN including performance evaluation  

WP4

  PDF Document Deliverable D4.1 - Detailed research objectives and requirements for the core network enhancements and new entities  
PDF Document Deliverable D4.2 - Draft Specification & Requirements of Enhanced Core Network Elements  
PDF DocumentDeliverable D4.3 - Specification of Enhanced Core Network Elements  
DOC DocumentDeliverable D4.4 - Evaluation Results of Enhanced Core Networks Elements  

WP5

  PDF Document Deliverable D5.1 - Research Directions And Technology Evolution Roadmap For Service Enablers  
  zip Document Deliverable D5.2 - Content Management and Interactive Content Formats  

WP6

  PDF Document Deliverable D6.2 - Performance analysis results for MBMS enhancements  

 

List of Publications

Publications in Scientific Journals and Magazines

  PDF Document J. Santos, D. Gomes, S. Sargento, R. Aguiar, N. Baker, M. Zafar, A. Ikram: “Multicast/Broadcast Network Convergence in Next Generation Mobile Networks”; submitted for publication in Elsevier Computer Networks on Synergy of Telecommunication & Broadcast Networks  
  PDF Document Correia et al.: "Multi-resolution Broadcast/Multicast Systems for MBMS", IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting", Vol. 53, NO. 1, March 2007    
  PDF Document N. Souto et al.:  “On the BER Performance of Generalized M-QAM Constellations with Diversity and Imperfect Channel Estimation”, IEEE Trans. on Comm., 2007.    
  PDF DocumentN. Souto et al.:  “Transmitter/Receiver Method for Supporting Hierarchical Modulations in MBMS Transmissions”, Springer Wireless Personal Communications.    
  PDF DocumentA. Pitsillides et al.: “MBMS Handover Control: A New Approach for Efficient Handover in MBMS Enabled 3G Cellular Networks”, Elsevier Computer Networks Journal (COMNET), vol. 51/18. pp. 4897-4918    
  PDF Document Diogo Gomes, Filipe Pinto, João Gonçalves, Rui Aguiar: “IP based Content Delivery over Next Generation Networks”, International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology (IJIPT), Accepted  

Publications in Conferences and Workshops

  PDF Document R. Höckmann, R. Tönjes, B. Xu: “Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services: Status und Evolution”; 11. VDE/ITG Mobilfunktagung; May 2006  
  PDF Document E. Alexandri, J. Antoniou, T. Clessienne, A. Correia, R. Dinis, E. Hepsaydir, R. Höckmann, H. Schotten, C. Sgraja, R. Tönjes, N. Souto, S. Wendt, "RAN Enhancements for Advanced Multimedia Broadcasting and Multicasting Services", 17th Wireless World Research Forum, Heidelberg, Germany, Nov. 2006  
  PDF Document N. Souto, J. Silva, R. Dinis, F. Cercas, A. Correia, "An Iterative Receiver for WCDMA Systems with MIMO Transmissions and Hierarchical Constellation ", IEEE ISSSTA 2006, Manaus, Brazil, Aug. 2006  
  PDF Document N. Baker, M. Zafar, A. Al-Hezmi, M. Fuchs, "Enabling Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services over Converged Networks", WWRF17, Heidelberg, Germany, Nov. 2006  
  PDF Document L. Silva et al. ”HSDPA Delivering MBMS Video Streaming”, proceedings of international conference, CoNEXT’2006, Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 2006  
  PDF Document R. Hoegg, R. Martignoni, M. Meckel, K. Stanoevska-Slabeva, "Overview of business models for Web 2.0 communities", GeNeMe 2006, Dresden, Germany, Oct. 2006  
  PDF Document B. Ricks, M. Knappmeyer, R. Tönjes, "Evolution des IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) für Mobile Broadcast-Dienste", 12. VDE/ITG Mobilfunktagung, 2007  
  PDF Document J. Antoniou, M. Stylianou, A. Pitsillides, "RAN Selection for Converged Networks Supporting IMS Signalling and MBMS Service", PIMRC 2007, September, Athens, Greece, 2007  
  PDF Document J. Antoniou, A. Pitsillides, "4G Converged Environment: Modeling Network Selection as a Game", 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit, Budapest, Hungary, July 2007  
  PDF Document Christophorou, A. Pitsillides, N. Binucci, "Handover Control in MBMS Enabled 3G Mobile Cellular Networks", 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit, Budapest, Hungary, July 2007  
  PDF Document M. Zafar, N. Baker, M. Fuchs, J. Santos A. Ikram, S. Sargento, "IMS – MBMS Integration: Functional Analysis & Architectural Design", 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit, Budapest, Hungary, July 2007  
  PDF Document C. Christophorou, A. Pitsillides, "Radio Resource Management in MBMS Enabled 3G Mobile Cellular Networks: A New Handover Control Approach", European Wireless Conference 2007, Paris, France, April 2007  
  PDF Document D. Gomes, R. Aguiar, "IP Multicast Dynamic Mapping in Heterogeneous Environments", PIMRC 2007, September, Athens, Greece, 2007  
  PDF Document A. Ikram, M. Zafar, N. Baker, R. Chiang, "IMS-MBMS Convergence for Next Generation Mobile Networks", 1st IEEE Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies, Cardiff, UK, Sept. 2007  
  PDF DocumentM. Knappmeyer, R. Chiang, N. Baker, R. Tönjes, "End-to-end Scheduling Techniques for Mobile Broadcast and Multicast Services", 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit, Budapest, Hungary, July 2007  
  PDF DocumentA. Al-Hezmi M. Knappmeyer B. Ricks, F. Cabral Pinto R. Tönjes, "Enabling IMS with Multicast and Broadcast Capabilities", 18th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, Athens, Greece, Sept. 2007  
  PDF DocumentM. Knappmeyer, A. Al-Hezmi, B. Ricks, R. Tönjes, "Advanced Multicast and Broadcast Content Distribution in Mobile Cellular Networks", 50th IEEE Global Communications Conference, Washington, USA, Nov. 2007 (tbp)  
  PDF Document E.Hepsaydir, N.Binucci, S.Jadhav “Enhanced MBMS in UMTS Networks and Performance of Raptor Codes”; submitted to ICC 2007, Glasgow, Scotland  
  PDF Document M. Knappmeyer, R. Tönjes: “Adaptive Data Scheduling for Mobile Broadcast Carousel Services”; accepted for publication at IEEE VTC Spring 2007  
  PDF Document Högg, R., Martignoni, R., Stanoevska, K., "The impact of interactivity on mobile broadcasting value chains", Mobile Summit 2007, July 2007, Budapest, Hungary  
  PDF Document Högg, R., Martignoni, R., Stanoevska, K., "Understanding Today's Mobile Users' Expectations of Tomorrow's Mobile Services", Mobile Summit 2007, July 2007, Budapest, Hungary  
  PDF Document Martignoni, R., Stanoevska, K., "Mobile Web 2.0", 20th Bled eConference - eMergence: Merging and Emerging Technologies, Processes, and Institutions, June 2007, Bled, Slovenia  
  PDF Document Boal A., Salomé, R. and Correia A., “Hierarchical Cell Structure System for MBMS in UMTS Networks”, ConfTele 2007, May 2007, Peniche, Portugal  
  PDF Document Boal A., Salomé, R. and Correia A., “Real Topology for Transmission of MBMS in UMTS Networks”, ConfTele2007, May 2007, Peniche, Portugal  
  PDF Document Silva L., Gomes, P. and Correia A., “Point-to-Point MBMS Video Streaming using HSDPA”, ConfTele2007, May 2007, Peniche, Portugal  
  PDF Document Souto, N. et al., “Supporting M-QAM Hierarchical Constellations in HSDPA for MBMS transmissions”  
  PDF Document N. Souto, R. Dinis, J. Silva, "Efficient Channel Estimation for OFDM Systems with Hierarchical Constellations", IEEE ISCIT'07, Sydney, Australia, Oct. 2007  
  PDF Document N. Souto, R. Dinis, J. Silva, "Iterative Decoding and Channel Estimation of MIMO-OFDM Transmissions with Hierarchical Constellations and Implicit Pilots", IEEE ICSPC’07, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 2007  
  PDF Document C. Riede, A. Al-Hezmi, T. Magedanz, "Quadruple Play - Session Management Enabler for Multimedia Streaming", 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit, Budapest, Hungary, July 2007  
  PDF Document C. Riede, A. Al-Hezmi, T. Magedanz, "Session and Media Signaling for IPTV via IMS", Mobilware 2008, Febraury, Innsbruck, Austria, 2008  
  PDF Document A. Panayides, C. Christophorou, J. Antoniou, A. Pitsillides, V. Vassiliou, "Power Counting for Optimized Capacity in MBMS Enabled UTRAN", ISCC 2008, July, Marrakech, Morocco, 2008  
  PDF Document C. Christophorou, A. Pitsillides, "A new approach for efficient MBMS Service Provision in UTRAN", ISCC 2008, July, Marrakech, Morocco, 2008  
  PDF Document C. Christophorou, A. Pitsillides, "An Enhanced Approach for Efficient MBMS Handovers in 3G Networks", ISCC 2008, July, Marrakech, Morocco, 2008  
  PDF Document E. Reetz, R. Höckmann, R. Tönjes, "Performance Evaluation of Topologies for Cooperative and Dynamic Resource Relaying", European Wireless Conference 2008, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2008  
  PDF Document M. Zafar, M. Fuchs, N. Baker, "Supporting Transcoding-based Multicast Groups", 15th International Conference on Telecommunications, St Petersburg, Russia, June 2008 (paper accepted)  
  PDF Document E. Reetz, R. Höckmann, R. Tönjes, "Performance Study on Cooperative Relaying Topologies in beyond 3G Systems", 17th ICT Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2008  
  PDF Document F. Pinto, M. Knappmeyer, A. Al-Hezmi, "Signalling for IMS and MBMS Integration", 17th ICT Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2008  
  PDF Document R. Höckmann, C. Jötten, C. Sgraja, C. Christophorou, A. Panayides, A. Pitsillides, R. Chiang, E. Reetz, R. Tönjes, "Evaluation of RAN concepts for enhancing MBMS in the framework of C-MOBILE", 17th ICT Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2008  
  PDF Document M. Zafar, N. Baker, A. Ikram, F. Pinto, M. Fuchs, A. Al-Hezmi, M. Knappmeyer, T. Mota, "Design of NGN Mobile Multicast Group Service Enablers", 17th ICT Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2008  
  PDF Document M. Zafar, M. Fuchs, N. Baker, "Multicast Groups based on Transcoding", 17th ICT Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2008  
  PDF Document R. Chiang, N. Baker, "Packet Scheduling for Multicast/Broadcast Services", 17th ICT Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2008  
  PDF Document C. Joetten, C. Sgraja, H. Schoeneich, "Simulative Evaluation of Different Multicast/Broadcast Deployments in WCDMA", WWRF20, Ottawa, Canada, April 2008  
  PDF Document C. A. Joetten, C. Sgraja, H. Schoeneich, "Performance Evaluation of Multicast/Broadcast Single Frequency Network Operation for WCDMA", ISSSTA 2008 (10th Int. Symp. on Spread Spectrum Techn. and Applications), Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2008  
  PDF Document C. A. Joetten, C. Sgraja, J. J. Blanz, "On the Impact of Coarse Synchronization on the Performance of Broadcast/Multicast Single Frequency Network Operation in WCDMA", 2008VTC-Fall (IEEE 68th Vehicular Technology Conference), Calgary, Canada, Sept. 2008  
  PDF Document J. Spangenberg, "Challenges, Role and Activities of an International Public Broadcaster in the Mobile Video World", Mobile Multimedia Communications 2008, Berlin, April 2008  

Book Chapters

  M. Knappmeyer, R. Chiang, N. Baker, R. Tönjes, “Scheduling Techniques for Mobile Broadcast and Multicast Services”, ch. 8 in I. Frigyes, P. Bakki, J. Bitó, “Advances in Mobile and Wireless Communications: Views of the 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit”, Springer, 2008  
  Martignoni, Robert (2008): Wird das Web 2.0 mobil? Entwicklungsstand des mobilen Web 2.0 am Beispiel von. In: Web 2.0 Die nächste Generation des Internet. Baden-Baden: Nomos.  
  Martignoni, Robert; Stanoevska-Slabeva, Katarina; Högg, Roman; Meckel, Miriam (2008): Web 2.0 - Grundlagen und Geschäftsmodelle. In: Web 2.0 Die nächste Generation des Internet. Baden-Baden: Nomos.  
  J. Spangenberg, “Multilingual und Multiplatform: zur Distributionsstrategie der Deutschen Welle”, Klimsa, Paul and Vogt, Sebastian, European Meeting for Media Production; Ilmenau, 2007.  

Standardization Activities

  PDF Document ‘S2-062684 ‘3GPP TSG SA WG2 Architecture’, S2#54, 28 August - 1 September 2006, Sophia Antipolis, France  
PDF Document H3G, Bamboo: “Multiple Traffic Bearers for an MBMS Bearer Service”; contribution to 3GPP standards, 3GPP TSG SA WG2 Architecture  S2#55, Pusan Korea, Oct. 2006  
PDF Document Submitted to ETSI TISPAN Sophia Antipolis 16-20 October 2006; 11Ter; 11tTD245 in; “High level architecture overview for IMS-based solution for IPTV standardization”  
PDF Document C-Mobile presentation  
PDF Document Work Item: "3", China Mobile, Vidiator, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. Alcatel-Lucent 3GPP TSG SA WG2 Architecture - S2#58 S2-072921, 25 - 29 June 2007 Revision of S2-072910, Orlando, FL, USA  
PDF Document 3GPP TSG SA WG2 Architecture - S2#59 S2-073519, 27 August - 31 August 2007, Helsinki, Finland  
PDF Document S2-08wxyz 23.246 CR  

Dissemination

Newsletters

PDF Document FOKUSinnovation (August 2006)  

Leaftlets

  PDF Document C-Mobile - ADVANCED MBMS FOR THE FUTURE MOBILE WORLD  

Posters and Presentations

  PDF Document C-Mobile Poster -DEMONSTRATOR 2008  
  PDF Document C-Mobile Poster - IST Summit  
  PDF DocumentR. Höckmann, "Advanced MBMS for the Future Mobile World", 11. VDE/ITG Mobilfunktagung, Osnabr�ck, Germany, May 2006  
PDF Document E. Alexandri, J. Antoniou, T. Clessienne, A. Correia, R. Dinis, E. Hepsaydir, R. Höckmann, H. Schotten, C. Sgraja, R. Tönjes, N. Souto, S. Wendt, “RAN Enhancements for Advanced Multimedia Broadcasting and Multicasting Services”;  WWRF#17, Heidelberg, Germany, Nov. 2006  
PDF Document Boal, A., Soares A. and Correia A., “Distributed Antenna Cellular System for Transmission of Broadcast/Multicast Services”, VTC 2007  
PDF DocumentKatarina Stanoevska-Slabeva - Web 2 - Business Models - MMC 2008  
PDF DocumentChristian Sgraja - MBMS Evolution in Release 7 and Beyond - MMC 2008  
PDF DocumentAdel Al-Hezmi - IMS Evolution and MBMS Integration - MMC 2008