The european UWB radio regulatory and standards framework: Overview and implications

2007 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 733-738

  Hirt, Walter ^a  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ETSI harmonized standards; Radio spectrum regulation; Ultra wideband radio technology; UWB

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; STANDARDS; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ETSI HARMONIZED STANDARDS; EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INSTITUTE; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOCATION TRACKING; RADIO SPECTRUM REGULATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; TECHNICAL EVALUATIONS; ULTRA WIDE BANDS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADIO TECHNOLOGY; UWB; UWB RADIO TECHNOLOGY; UWB RADIOS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 50249181149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICUWB.2007.4381041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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