UMTS: The Physical Layer of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

It took more than 15 years of research, standardization work, and development with an enormous effort of manpower to bring third generation (3G) wireless communication systems to life. The first research work on 3G systems started around 1988 [1]. At this time the striking success of second generation (2G) systems, especially of GSM (Global System for Mobile Com­ munications), was not yet evident. A substantial part of these early research activities took place in Europe and was sponsored b...