A deterministic ray tube method for microcellular wave propagation prediction model

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1344-1350

  Son, Hae Won ^a   Myung, Noh Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cellular radio; Electromagnetic wave propagation; Geometrical theory of diffraction; Ray tracing; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; RAY TRACING;

MICROCELLULAR WAVE PROPAGATION PREDICTION MODEL; RAY TUBE METHOD;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033170320     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.791954     Document Type: Article

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