3-D Double-Directional Radio Channel Characterization for Urban Macrocellular Applications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3122-3133

  Kalliola, Kimmo ^a,b   Laitinen, Heikki ^c   Vainikainen, Pertti ^a   Toeltsch, Martin ^d,e   Laurila, Juha ^b   Bonek, Ernst ^d,f  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e Lixto Software GmbH   (Austria)

^f TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTER VIENNA FTW   (Austria)

Author keywords

Direction of arrival estimation; Double directional; Mobile radio channel; Radio channel measurements; Radio propagation

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO STATIONS; RADIO TRANSMISSION;

MOBILE TERMINALS; RADIO CHANNELS;

RADIO COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0242443790     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.816393     Document Type: Article

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