Mobile location estimation based on differences of signal attenuations for GSM systems

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1447-1454

  Lin, Ding Bing ^a   Juang, Rong Terng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mobile location; Signal attenuation differences

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

MOBILE LOCATION ESTIMATION; SIGNAL ATTENUATION DIFFERENCES;

GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 24644469514     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2005.851318     Document Type: Article

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