Location privacy protection from RSS localization system using antenna pattern synthesis

Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2408-2416

  Wang, Ting ^a   Yang, Yaling ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS POINTS; ANTENNA PATTERN; COMMUNICATION QUALITY; LOCALIZATION SYSTEM; LOCATION ESTIMATION; LOCATION PRECISION; LOCATION PRIVACY; LOCATION PRIVACY PROTECTION; MOBILE STATION; PATH LOSS; POSITIONING SYSTEM; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH; SIMULATION RESULT; TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL; WIRELESS LAN;

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; DATA PRIVACY; ESTIMATION; MOBILE ANTENNAS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; SMART ANTENNAS; SURGE PROTECTION;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 79960887184     PISSN: 0743166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INFCOM.2011.5935061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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