The next change for cellular network: Backhaul

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 54-66

  Chia, Stanley ^a   Gasparroni, Max ^a   Brick, Patrick ^a  

^a Vodafone   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER ETHERNET; CELLULAR NETWORK; COMMUNICATION LINKS; FREE-SPACE OPTICAL LINK; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; MICROWAVE RADIO; MILLIMETER-WAVE RADIO; MOBILE HANDSETS; NETWORK PROVIDER; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PHYSICAL MEDIUM; RADIO COVERAGE; RADIO INTERFACE; SERVICE PROVIDER; SWITCHING NODES; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES; WIRELESS OPERATORS;

CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

RADIO BROADCASTING;

EID: 68849103140     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2009.932832     Document Type: Article

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