A novel cellular structure for stratospheric platform mobile communications

National Radio Science Conference, NRSC, Proceedings

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 354-362

  Nofal, M ^a   Hadhood, M ^a   Dessouky, M ^a   Albagory, Y ^a  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CELLS; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; CYTOLOGY; MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS; SCANNING ANTENNAS;

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; LOCATION UPDATING; MAIN PARAMETERS; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; ROTATIONAL MOTION; STRATOSPHERIC PLATFORMS; TRAFFIC BALANCING; TRANSMITTED POWER;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84946570340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NRSC.2002.1022642     Document Type: Conference Paper

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