Ultrawideband propagation channels-theory, measurement, and modeling

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1528-1545

  Molisch, Andreas F ^a,b  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Channel model; Propagation; Ultrawideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; IMPULSE RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; RAY TRACING; REFLECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CHANNEL MODEL; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; PROPAGATION CHANNELS; ULTRAWIDEBAND (UWB);

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 29044434567     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2005.856194     Document Type: Review

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