Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology On High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) UMTS-HSDPA Bazil Taha Ahmed Escuela Politécnica Superior,Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, SPAIN bazil.taha-uam.es Abstract -- In this work, the performance of HAPs (High Altitudes Platforms) UMTS HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) is studied

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology Characteristics of Virtual Planar Array Antenna for Direction-ofarrival Estimation Akimichi Hirota(1)(a) , Hiroyuki Arai(1) , and Masayuki Nakano(2) (1) Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 240-8501 Japan (2) KDDI CORPORATION, GARDEN AIR TOWER, 3-10-10, Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 1028460

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology Low Cost DC to 6 GHz Electronic Step Attenuator SMT MCMs with Gate Lag Elimination By Use of High Intensity LEDs Dean Nicholson Agilent Technologies, Santa Rosa, California, 95403, USA Abstract -- Output step attenuators for microwave test instrumentation are continually being pushed to perform faster, more reliably, with lower los

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology Single-chip RF Front-end with T/R Switch on Standard Silicon Technology for 5-GHz WLANs D. Zito and B. Neri Radio-Frequency & Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory, Dipartimento di Ingnegneria dell'Informazione (DIIEIT), University of Pisa, Pisa, I-56122, Italy Abstract -- A fully integrated RF front-end on standard silicon tech

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology Evaluation of the Adaptive Beamforming Capability of an ESPAR Antenna Using the Genetic Algorithm Qing Han, Victor Briend, Takashi Ohira ATR Wave Engineering Laboratories, 2-2-2 Hikaridai, Keihanna Science City, Kyoto 619-0288, Japan, Email: qinghan-atr.jp Abstract -- The Electrically Steerable Parasitic Array Radiator (ESPAR) ante

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology Third Generation WCDMA Uplink Capacity Improvements With 3.5G HSUPA for ITU Macro-Cell Channels Eduardo J.B. Rodrigues1,2 1 2 Federal University of R. G. do Norte ­ UFRN ­ CT ­ PPgEE, 59072-970 Natal ­ RN, Brazil, Federal Center of Technological Education of Paraíba ­ CEFETPB ­ CETRON, 58015-430, João Pessoa ­ PB, Brazil, eduardo_

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology Comparison of circular, Uniform- and non Uniform Y-Shaped Array Antenna for DOA Estimation using Music Algorithm M. Hajian, C. Coman, L. P. Ligthart IRCTR/TU Delft, Mekelweg 4, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. e-mail:m.hajian-ewi.tudelft.nl Abstract-- For accurate estimation of AOA of multiple sources an antenna array can be used. I

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology Interleaving Distances Spectrum Comparison between Turbo-codes Interleavers Horia Balta1, and Safwan El Assad2 2 "Politehnica" University of Timisoara, Bd. Vasile Parvan, no. 2, 300223, Romania Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes, Rue Christian Pauc, La Chantrerie, BP 50609, 44306, France i.e. the ratio between the suppo

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology A Dual-Band Printed Dipole Antenna For IMT-2000 and 5-GHz WLAN Applications Hatem Rmili, Jean M. Floc'h, Philippes Besnier and M'hamed Drissi IETR, INSA, 20 Avenue Buttes des Coësmes, 35043, Rennes, France. Email : hatem.rmili-insa-rennes.fr Abstract -- A dual and wide-band printed dipole antenna is presented for IMT-2000 and 5.2/5

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology The Dielectric-Free Tapered Slot Antennas Array W.Kolosowski1), P.Gajewski2), A.Jeziorski2), E.Sedek1) 2) Telecommunications Research Institute, Warsaw, 04-051,Poland, Poligonowa 30 Institute of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, 00-908, Poland, Kaliskiego 2, e-mail: pgajewski-we