Asymptotic connectivity in wireless networks using directional antennas

Proceedings - International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Li, Pan ^a   Zhang, Chi ^a   Fang, Yuguang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); PROBLEM SOLVING;

ASYMPTOTIC CONNECTIVITY; CRITICAL TRANSMISSION POWER; OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 34848918871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICDCS.2007.85     Document Type: Conference Paper

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