An integrated method of ray tracing and genetic algorithm for optimizing coverage in indoor wireless networks

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages 145-148

  Yun, Zhengqing ^a   Lim, Sungkyun ^a   Iskander, Magdy F ^a  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Ray tracing; Wireless network coverage

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; FIELD CALCULATION; FIELD DISTRIBUTION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INTEGRATED METHOD; RAY-TRACING METHOD; SIMULATION RESULT; TRANSMIT ANTENNA; TRANSMITTING ANTENNA; WIRELESS COVERAGE; WIRELESS PROPAGATION;

ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; RAY TRACING;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 76849113901     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2008.919358     Document Type: Article

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