Evaluation of optical wireless technologies in home networking: An analytical hierarchy process approach

Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 850-859

  Dede, G ^a,b   Kamalakis, T ^b   Varoutas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Decision making; Optical home networking

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BROADBAND SERVICE; FUTURE INTERNET; HOME NETWORKING; HOME NETWORKS; OPTICAL WIRELESS; OPTICAL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; ROADMAPPING;

DECISION MAKING; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

EID: 84655161281     PISSN: 19430620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOCN.3.000850     Document Type: Article

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