Reference range correlation (RRcR) rang-ing and performance bounds for on-body uwb-based body sensor networks

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 35, 2011, Pages 69-85

  Shaban, H A ^a   El Nasr, M Abou ^a   Buehrer, R M ^b  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINE-OF-SIGHT LINKS; LOW POWER; LOWER BOUNDS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; ON-BODY; PERFECT CHANNEL KNOWLEDGE; PERFORMANCE BOUNDS; REFERENCE NODES; REFERENCE RANGE; TIME-OF-ARRIVAL; ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADIO; WIRELESS BODY SENSOR NETWORKS;

BODY SENSOR NETWORKS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY);

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 84867383165     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB11082212     Document Type: Article

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