Modeling and optimization of UWB communication networks through a flexible cost function

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1733-1744

  Baldi, Pierre ^a   De Nardis, Luca ^b   Di Benedetto, Maria Gabriella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ad hoc networks; Cost minimization; Routing; Sensor networks; Small world networks; UWB (ultra wideband) radio; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RADIO SYSTEMS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; TOPOLOGY; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) RADIO;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 0036904824     PISSN: 07338716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2002.805619     Document Type: Article

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