High resilience networks and microwave propagation in underground mines

Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Wireless Technology, ECWT 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 193-196

  Kennedy, Gareth A ^a   Foster, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Mines Rescue Service Ltd

Author keywords

Antennas; Microwave communication; Mining industry safety; Radio tracking; Underground electromagnetic propagation; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DISASTERS; MICROWAVES; MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINING; TELEMETERING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MICROWAVE COMMUNICATION; MICROWAVE PROPAGATION; MINING INDUSTRY SAFETY; UNDERGROUND ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION;

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 41549151284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECWT.2006.280468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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