Propagation model for the HVAC duct as a communication channel

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 945-951

  Nikitinj, Pavel V ^a,b   Stancil, Daniel D ^a   Cepni, Ahmet G ^a   Tonguz, Ozan K ^a   Xhafa, Ariton E ^a   Brodtkorb, Dagfin ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c Asea Brown Bovari Corp Res (ABB)   (Norway)

Author keywords

Indoor radio communication; Monopole antennas; Multimode waveguides; Radio propagation; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS; ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FREQUENCIES; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; WAVEGUIDES;

MONOPOLE ANTENNAS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 0042703881     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.811491     Document Type: Article

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