A New Path-Gain/Delay-Spread Propagation Model for Digital Cellular Channels

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 477-485

  Greenstein, Larry J ^a   Erceg, Vinko ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital communication; Dispersive channels; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Multipath channels; Personal communication networks; Radio propagation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

DIGITAL CELLULAR CHANNELS; LAND MOBILE RADIO CELLULAR SYSTEMS; MULTIPATH CHANNELS;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031145907     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.580786     Document Type: Article

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