Microcellular propagation at UHF and microwave frequencies for personal communications

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1232-1254

  Silva, Edgar ^a   Carrijo, Gilberto A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Microcellular models; Personal communications; Propagation models; Ray tracing; Vectorial analysis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED MODEL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MEASURED DATA; MICRO CELL; MICROCELLULAR; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; PROPAGATION MODELS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; THEORETICAL MODELS; TWO-RAY MODEL; VECTORIAL ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDE CHANNELS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; RURAL AREAS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 83655201414     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2011.07.070     Document Type: Article

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