Virtual drives in vehicular communication: Optimization of MIMO antenna systems

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 54-62

  Reichardt, Lars ^b   Pontes, Juan ^b   Wiesbeck, Werner ^b   Zwick, Thomas ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA CONFIGURATIONS; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; MIMO ANTENNA SYSTEM; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; RADIO CHANNELS; VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MIMO SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 79957779671     PISSN: 15566072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MVT.2011.940802     Document Type: Article

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