Prediction of wireless network signal strength within a building

Proceedings of the 7th International Network Conference, INC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 193-207

  Davies, J N ^a   Grout, V ^a   Picking, R ^a  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prediction of signals; Signal strength; Wi Fi; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FORECASTING; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MOBILE SECURITY; NETWORK SECURITY; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS NETWORKS;

ACCESS POINTS; NETWORK DESIGN; NETWORK DESIGNER; NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE OF DEVICES; SECURITY PROTOCOLS; SIGNAL STRENGTHS; SPECIFIC LOCATION;

WI-FI;

EID: 84926171865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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