Automatic channel and APs allocation in WiFi networks using ray tracing techniques and particle swarm optimization

EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Moreno, J ^a   Domingo, M ^a   Valle, L ^a   Perez J R ^a   Basterrechea, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS POINTS; BINARY PSO ALGORITHM; CHANNEL ALLOCATION; COVERAGE AREA; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; PLANNING TOOLS; PROPAGATION PREDICTION; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE; SIGNAL LEVEL; SIGNAL-TO-INTERFERENCE RATIO; SOFTWARE TOOL; WI FI NETWORKS;

ANTENNAS; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; HEURISTIC METHODS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); QUALITY OF SERVICE; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 77955312858     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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