On 2 × 2 MIMO observable capacity in subway tunnels at C-Band: An experimental approach

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 1099-1102

  Valdesueiro, Javier Alonso ^a   Izquierdo, Benjamin ^a   Romeu, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

C band measurements; channel capacity; electromagnetic propagation; multiple antennas; multiple input multiple output (MIMO); tunnels

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA SPACINGS; BARCELONA , SPAIN; C-BAND MEASUREMENTS; CURRENT CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN TRADEOFF; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPAGATION; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; INTERNET SERVICES; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; MIMO CHANNEL; MULTIPLE ANTENNA; MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL STUDY; SUBWAY TUNNELS; TUNNEL ENVIRONMENTS; UNDERGROUND TRANSPORT; VIDEO SURVEILLANCE; WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS;

CHANNEL CAPACITY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INTERNET; RAILROADS; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATERS; UNDERPASSES;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 78650166836     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2010.2095816     Document Type: Article

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