Two-Dimensional Ray-Tracing Modeling for Propagation Prediction in Microcellular Environments

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 508-518

  Rizk, Karim ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cellular; Diffraction; Microcell; Propagation; Radio; Reflection; Wireless

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BASE STATION ANTENNA; FRESNEL REFLECTION;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031139155     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.580789     Document Type: Article

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