An ultra wideband communication channel model for the human abdominal region

2010 IEEE Globecom Workshops, GC'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 246-250

  Støa, Stig ^a,b,c   Chavez Santiago, Raul ^a,b,d   Balasingham, Ilangko ^a,b,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Novelda AS   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Channel model; Implant devices; In body communication; Ultra wideband; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IMPULSE RESPONSE; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

CHANNEL MODELLING; COMMUNICATION CHANNEL MODELING; HUMAN BODIES; IMPLANT DEVICES; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; IN-BODY COMMUNICATIONS; STATISTIC MODELING; ULTRA-WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL; ULTRAWIDE BAND; WIRELESS INTERFACES;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 79951863720     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GLOCOMW.2010.5700319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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