Channel modeling and analysis for wireless networks in underground mines and road tunnels

IEEE Transactions on Communications

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1758-1768

  Sun, Zhi ^a   Akyildiz, Ian F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel model; Multi mode model; Tunnel; Underground mine; Waveguide; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CHANNEL MODEL; CHANNEL MODELING; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; EXISTING TUNNEL; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; MULTIMODE MODELS; OPERATING FREQUENCY; POWER DELAY PROFILES; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; RECEIVED POWER; ROAD TUNNEL; SHADOW FADING MODEL; SIGNAL PROPAGATION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; THEORETICAL MODELS; UNDERGROUND MINE;

ROADS AND STREETS; WAVEGUIDES;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 77953179571     PISSN: 00906778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2010.06.080353     Document Type: Article

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