Characterization and modeling of the indoor radio channel at 868 MHz for a mobile bodyworn wireless personal area network

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 51-55

  Cotton, Simon L ^a,b   Scanlon, William G ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bodyworn antennas; Bodyworn channel; Wireless personal area networks

Indexed keywords

BODYWORN ANTENNAS; BODYWORN CHANNELS; INDOOR RADIO CHANNELS; WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS;

RADIO COMMUNICATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

EID: 33947373423     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2007.890769     Document Type: Article

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