DVB coverage prediction using game engine based ray-tracing techniques

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Navarro, Andres ^a   Guevara, Dinael ^b   Cardona, Narcis ^c   Gimenez, Jordi J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ICESI   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO DE PAULA SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

digital video broadcasting; game engine; ray tracing; wave propagation

Indexed keywords

COVERAGE PREDICTION; DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING; DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING-HANDHELD; DIRECTION OF DEPARTURE; GAME ENGINE; GAP FILLERS; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARAMETERS; MULTI-PATH COMPONENTS; PROPAGATION MODELS; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE; TIME DELAY OF ARRIVAL; TRANSMISSION MATRIX;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT; DIGITAL TELEVISION; DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL; IMAGE CODING; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RAY TRACING; SIGNAL ENCODING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 83755171304     PISSN: 15502252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VETECF.2011.6093238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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