Smart antennas for mobile communication systems: Benefits and challenges

Electronics and Communication Engineering Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 84-94

  Tsoulos, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE FILTERING; MOBILE ANTENNAS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

SMART ANTENNAS; SPATIAL FILTERING METHOD;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032668786     PISSN: 09540695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ecej:19990204     Document Type: Article

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