Studies on a next generation access technology using radio over free-space optic links

Proceedings - The 2nd International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services, and Technologies, NGMAST 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 317-324

  Kazaura, Kamugisha ^a   Dat, Pham ^a   Shah, Alam ^a   Suzuki, Toshiji ^a   Wakamori, Kazuhiko ^a   Matsumoto, Mitsuji ^a   Higashino, Takeshi ^b   Tsukamoto, Katsutoshi ^b   Komaki, Shozo ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTIC; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; FREE SPACE OPTICS; FREE-SPACE OPTIC LINKS; PROPAGATION MEASUREMENTS; RF SIGNAL; SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY; SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS; SEVERE WEATHER; WIRELESS SERVICES; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; RADIO LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 67649424610     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NGMAST.2008.54     Document Type: Conference Paper

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