Propagation delay estimation in asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple access systems

IEEE Transactions on Communications

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-93

  Ström, Erik G ^a   Parkvall, Stefan ^b   Miller, Scott L ^a   Ottersten, Björn E ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ASYNCHRONOUS DIRECT SEQUENCE CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEMS; CRAMER-RAO BOUND; PROPAGATION DELAY ESTIMATION;

SPREAD SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029732624     PISSN: 00906778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/26.476100     Document Type: Article

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