DVB-T network planning: A case study for Greece

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-101

  Kateros, Dimitris A ^a   Zarbouti, D A ^a   Tsilimantos, D C ^a   Katsigiannis, C I ^a   Gkonis, P K ^a   Foukarakis, I E ^a   Kaklamani, D I ^a   Venieris, I S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allotment; Compatibility analysis; Digital TV; Plan synthesis; Radio propagation; Radio spectrum management; TV broadcasting; TV interference

Indexed keywords

ALLOTMENT; COMPATIBILITY ANALYSIS; DIGITAL TV; PLAN SYNTHESIS; RADIO PROPAGATION; RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT; TV BROADCASTING; TV INTERFERENCE;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DIGITAL RADIO; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; RADIO BROADCASTING; TELEVISION BROADCASTING;

DIGITAL TELEVISION;

EID: 66749129611     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2009.4939022     Document Type: Article

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