Millimeter wave small cell backhaul: An analysis of diffraction loss in NLOS links in urban canyons

IEEE AFRICON Conference

Volumn 2015-November, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Malila, Bessie ^a   Falowo, Olabisis ^a   Ventura, Neco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

backhaul; diffraction loss; millimeter wave; Non Line Of Sight; small cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MILLIMETER WAVES;

BACKHAUL; DIFFRACTION LOSS; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; KNIFE-EDGE DIFFRACTIONS; NLOS COMMUNICATION; NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT; SMALL CELLS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84962495425     PISSN: 21530025     EISSN: 21530033     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AFRCON.2015.7331861     Document Type: Conference Paper

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