Triggering UMTS user equipment inter-RAT cell reselection using noise jammers

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2011-03
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Gardill, Markus  
Zorn, Stefan  
Weigel, Robert  
Kölpin, Alexander  orcid-logo
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/6825
Article Number
5760696
Citation
German Microwave Conference, GeMiC: 5760696 (2011-03)
Contribution to Conference
German Microwave Conference, GeMiC 2011  
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79957456834
In this work a strategy for triggering an interradio access technology cell reselection in UMTS user equipment is proposed. All mobile devices within the effective range of a transmitter radiating a noise-like RF signal on the UMTS downlink frequency bands are forced to leave the UMTS cells and camp on non-UMTS cells, such as e.g., GSM. This allows to use a GSM based localization technique even in areas with UMTS coverage. In contrast to classical RF communication jammers which focus on disrupting the communication link, our exclusive goal is to trigger the inter-RAT cell reselection to GSM. In particular we estimate the necessary jammer RF power by examining the cell reselection procedure running in the user equipment (UE) and using some exemplary geographical scenarios. We use a hardware system to proof the results.
Subjects
cell reselection
jammer
UMTS