The six-port in modern society

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 11, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2010, Pages 35-43

  Koelpin, Alexander ^a   Vinci, Gabor ^a   Laemmle, Benjamin ^a   Kissinger, Dietmar ^a   Weigel, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

COMMUNICATION MODULES; HAND HELD DEVICE; SIX-PORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WIRELESS SENSING;

LOCATION BASED SERVICES;

EID: 78649870231     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2010.938584     Document Type: Article

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