Use of frequency diversity in signal strength based WLAN location determination systems

Proceedings - Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 117-124

  Ramachandran, Anil ^a   Sarangapani, Jagannathan ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency diversity; Geo location; Location determination; Selection combining

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL SPACINGS; CHANNEL UNCERTAINTIES; FREQUENCY DIVERSITIES; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; LOCAL COMPUTER; LOCATION ACCURACY; LOCATION DETERMINATION; LOCATION TRACKING; LOW COSTS; MOBILE OBJECTS; MULTI PATH; POWER CONSUMPTION (CE); RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) DEVICES; RECEIVED SIGNALS; SELECTION COMBINING; SIGNAL STRENGTHS; SMALL SCALE; SPATIAL DIVERSITY TECHNIQUES; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; INTERNET; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; LOCATION; MULTIPATH FADING; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

DIVERSITY RECEPTION;

EID: 47249147564     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LCN.2007.163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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