Broadband communications via high-altitude platforms: A survey

IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-31

  Karapantazis, Stylianos ^a   Pavlidou, Fotini Niovi ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND COMMUNICATION; CODING TECHNIQUES; HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM; HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM (HAPS); HISTORICAL INFORMATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION TECHNIQUES; SATELLITE NETWORK; TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES;

AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION; AIRSHIPS; FREQUENCY BANDS; SURVEYS;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 35148832201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553877X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2005.1423332     Document Type: Review

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