Optimization of the UMTS network radio coverage on-board an aircraft

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Debono, Carl J ^a   Farrugia, Reuben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION; AIRCRAFT SEATS; ANTENNA ACCESSORIES; ANTENNAS; CABINS (AIRCRAFT); CARGO HANDLING; CRACK PROPAGATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; FUSELAGES; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER QUALITY; POWER TRANSMISSION; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOLOGY; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

AIRBUS A340; AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES; AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS; ANTENNA PATTERNS; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFTS; COMMUNICATION SERVICES; FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE; FREE SPACES; FRESNEL'S REFLECTION; GEOMETRIC OPTICS; MOBILE CONNECTIVITY; NETWORK TOPOLOGIES; NUMBER OF ITERATIONS; PROPAGATION PATHS; PROPAGATION POWER; RADIO COVERAGE; RAY LAUNCHING; REFRACTED RAYS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS; SINGLE POINT; TEXT FILES; TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS; TRANSMISSION POWER LEVELS; TRANSMISSION POWERS; TRANSMITTING ANTENNAS; TRANSMITTING POWER; UMTS NETWORKS; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM; VIA POINTS; WIRELESS ACCESS; WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS LINKS;

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EID: 49349115485     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2008.4526313     Document Type: Conference Paper

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