Radiowave propagation in urban environments with application to public-safety communications

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 88-107

  Young, William F ^a   Remley, Kate A ^a   Holloway, Christopher L ^a   Koepke, Galen ^a   Camell, Dennis ^a   Ladbury, John ^a   Dunlap, Colton ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Large building RF propagation; public safety communications; RF building penetration; RF propagation measurements; urban RF propagation; wireless communications; wireless systems

Indexed keywords

RF BUILDING PENETRATION; RF PROPAGATION; SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS SYSTEMS;

EID: 84905564157     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2014.6931660     Document Type: Article

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