Path-loss prediction model for microcells

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1453-1462

  Har, Dongsoo ^a   Xia, Howard H ^a   Bertoni, Henry L ^a  

^a Vodafone   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

PATH-LOSS PREDICTION;

PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033311626     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.790520     Document Type: Article

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