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Special Feature: Fourth-generation Wireless Access Overview of the Fourth-generation Mobile Communication System † Narumi Umeda , Toru Otsu, and Tatsuro Masamura Abstract NTT DoCoMo is conducting research on the fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication system. This article outlines the technical issues involved in establishing such a system taking into consideration the capability and performance expected from future mobile communication systems. It also overviews the system configuration and discusses activities related to the standardization of 4G mobile communi- cation systems. 1. Introduction In this article, we describe a basic approach to the technical issues and system configuration involved in The third-generation (3G) of mobile communica- achieving the capabilities and performance required tion services, standardized as IMT-2000 (internation- of the 4G system based on the research at NTT al mobile telecommunications 2000) [1], which DoCoMo. We also describe the trends in standardiza- began in October 2001 in Japan, have generated much tion concerning future mobile communication sys- anticipation regarding the development of a variety tems. of multimedia services such as video communica- tions. We believe that this will lead to mobile com- 2. System objectives munications taking a more central role in our daily lives and to the expansion of this role as our lifestyles 2.1 Requirements use mobile communications as a stepping stone to (1) Broadband communications improve the quality of life over the next ten years. Up until now, the traffic carried by mobile commu- Such