Ultra-wideband radio technology: Overview and future research

Computer Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-52

  Hirt, Walter ^a  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Data communication; Ultra wideband radio technology; UWB; UWB RT; Wireless systems

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIO SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADIO TECHNOLOGY;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037232943     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1403-3664(02)00119-6     Document Type: Article

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