Fast two-dimensional diffraction modeling for site-specific propagation prediction in urban microcellular environments

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 428-436

  Zhang, Wei ^a,b  

^a Information Technology Laboratory   (United States)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; MOBILE ANTENNAS; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; RADIO STATIONS; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT;

BASE STATION; MOBILE STATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL DIFFRACTION MODELING; URBAN MICROCELLULAR ENVIRONMENTS;

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034156970     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.832974     Document Type: Article

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