Non-line-of-sight identification in ultra-wideband systems based on received signal statistics

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1120-1130

  Venkatesh, S ^a   Buehrer, R M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MULTIPATH FADING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SIGNAL RECEIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT (NLOS); STATISTICAL INFORMATION; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 37149050919     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map:20060273     Document Type: Article

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