In this paper, we have presented a very brief overview of the architecture and major components of the MIND network, as an example of a system that can represent a direction for the next stage of mobile network evolution beyond 3G systems. Clearly, many aspects of MIND relate to the long term, for example the integration of self-configuring networks and the seamless integration of multi-radio access are still major research challenges. On the other hand, these will have to be met to achieve the user requirements for mobile networking in ten years' time. Meanwhile, we have also related the MIND technical approach to the corresponding elements of the UMTS architecture, in order - we hope - to provide some pointers for the next stages of 3G evolution.
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