Matrix-based FDTD parallel algorithm for big areas and its applications to high-speed wireless communications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 785-796

  Rodriguez, Glen ^a   Miyazaki, Yasumitsu ^b   Goto, Nobuo ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b AICHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Code division multiple access (CDMA); Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; High speed wireless communication; Parallel processing; Urban microcell

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; HIGH SPEED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING; URBAN MICROCELL;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644927773     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.869895     Document Type: Article

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