Characterization of GSM Nnon-line-of-sight propagation channels generated in a reverberating chamber by using bit error rates

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 467-473

  Ferrara, Giuseppe ^a   Migliaccio, Maurizio ^a   Sorrentino, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bit error rate (BER); Global system for mobile communications (GSM); Non line of sight (NLOS); Reverberating chamber (RC)

Indexed keywords

1.8 GHZ; BIT ERROR RATE (BER); ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SIGNALS; FAST MEASUREMENTS; INDUSTRIAL USE; INPUT SIGNALS; LINE-OF-SIGHT PROPAGATION; MODE-STIRRED; NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT (NLOS); NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT PROPAGATION; REVERBERATING CHAMBER (RC);

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BIT ERROR RATE;

EID: 45549094062     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2007.903040     Document Type: Article

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