Reuse efficiency in urban microcellular networks

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-288

  Clark, Martin V ^a   Erceg, Vinko ^a   Greenstein, Larry J ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochannel interference; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Radio propagation

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FADING (RADIO); MULTIPLEXING; NUMERICAL METHODS; POWER CONTROL; RADIO INTERFERENCE; RADIO LINKS; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; LAND MOBILE RADIO CELLULAR SYSTEMS; REUSE EFFICIENCY; URBAN MICROCELLULAR NETWORKS;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031143024     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.580766     Document Type: Article

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