Propagation and Coverage Prediction for Cellular Radio Systems

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 665-670

  Chan, Gerald K ^a  

^a Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL COVERAGE; CELLULAR RADIO; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; SIGNAL PROPAGATION;

RADIO TRANSMISSION - COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; RADIO TRANSMISSION - PROPAGATION EFFECTS;

RADIO SYSTEMS, MOBILE;

EID: 0026256170     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: 19399359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.108376     Document Type: Article

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