IST - 2003 - 507581 WINNER D 4 . 1 Identification and definition of cooperation schemes between RANs – first draft

This report identifies mechanisms and techniques for the efficient cooperation among heterogeneous radio access networks (RANs), with focus on the cooperation between the WINNER RAN and legacy RANs (GSM/GPRS/UMTS and IEEE 802.11, 802.16, and DVB). The report has two main parts. The first part is an initial description of cooperation architectures and coupling schemes, later to be analyzed for obtaining the best candidate for WINNER wireless network. The second part presents the measurements and triggers needed for the cooperation mechanisms and gives a description of cooperation mechanisms that should be supported by the WINNER RRM architecture.