The core of the URANUS PHY is based on a novel and efficient parametric approach to describe wireless transceivers (TRXs) in the complex baseband using a Generalized MultiCarrier Representation (GMCR). The latter combines the advantageous implementation properties of orthogonal multicarrier transmission with the required generality of the baseband signalling format or mode, where each mode is uniquely represented by a corresponding set of parameters. The approach is referred to as Canonical Parametric Description (CPD), since the proposed overall TRX structure is independent of the specific choice of the parameter set and, thus, of the mode at hand. The CPD can be used to describe any mode, given that the parameters are chosen properly, which in turn translates to corresponding TRX requirements in a reconfigurable transceiver architecture.

The innovation related activities of the project have been divided into three parts:

• In WP2 scenarios and system requirements including guidelines for the design of Single Mode Operation (SMO), Multi-Modes Operation (MMO) and User Mode Operation (UMO) transceiver structures are defined.
  
• The technical core part in WP3 will investigate GMCR based transceivers including the PHY-MAC interface for MMO. The simulation platform in WP4 will be used to characterize the performance and determine the complexity metrics of the transceivers. The latter will be applied to standardized air interfaces and comparisons will be made with conventional transceiver approaches.
  
• The validation platform to be developed in WP5 serves as a proof of concept for the transceiver structures developed in WP3. The key components in the baseband part will be implemented in dedicated HW in order to pave the way for rapid further exploitation.