The k -μ distribution applied to the analysis of fading in body to body communication channels for fire and rescue personnel

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages 66-69

  Cotton, Simon L ^a   Scanion, William G ^a   Guy, Jim ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS)   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bodyworn antennas; Bodyworn channel; Distribution; K ; Wireless personal area networks

Indexed keywords

BODYWORN ANTENNAS; BODYWORN CHANNEL; COMMUNICATION CHANNEL; COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS; DISTRIBUTION; LEVEL CROSSING RATES; MEASURED DATA; SEARCH TYPE; SIGNAL VARIATIONS; TEAM MEMBERS; WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS;

ANTENNAS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FADING CHANNELS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 61349122534     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2008.915807     Document Type: Article

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