Measurement techniques for UMTS signals radiated by radio base stations.
In the most European countries radio coverage for the third radio mobile generation. i.e, the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), will soon be started. In the past few years, national laws specifying limits on exposure to electromagnetic fields have drawn much attention on electromagnetic test bed and measurement procedures for radio mobile equipment/systems. An overview is given of the UMTS system, showing the main characteristics of the radio access network UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network). An analysis is also provided as to the measurement techniques and related instrumentation for the electric field intensity radiated by a UMTS radio station.
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Telecom Italia Laboratory, Torino, Italy. Flavio.Buscaglia@tilab.com
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D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011846:Radio Waves; D013689:Telephone