A simple ray-sector signal strength model for indoor 802.11 networks

2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems, MASS 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 639-648

  Li, Xiaoyan ^a   Martin, Richard P ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOOR 802.11 NETWORKS; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHMS; RANDOMIZED RAYS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS; SIGNAL THEORY; TOPOLOGY;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33750356112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MAHSS.2005.1542854     Document Type: Conference Paper

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