Modeling of path loss for ultrawide band body-centric wireless communications

Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA '09

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 998-1001

  Sani, A ^a   Hao, Y ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; BODY AREA NETWORK; BODY MOVEMENTS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; PATH LOSS; SIGNAL STRENGTHS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

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EID: 72849118325     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICEAA.2009.5297809     Document Type: Conference Paper

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