3D coverage location modeling of Wi-Fi access point placement in indoor environment

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 326-335

  Lee, Gunhak ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3D coverage location modeling; 3D Euclidean distance; Indoor environment; Maximal signal covering location problem; Radio propagation model; Wi Fi access point

Indexed keywords

FACILITIES; RADIO WAVES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COVERING LOCATION PROBLEMS; EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LOCATION MODELING; RADIO PROPAGATION MODELING; WI-FI ACCESS POINTS;

LOCATION;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; DESIGN; FACILITY LOCATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84949727642     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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