Virtual multi-beamforming for distributed satellite clusters in space information networks

IEEE Wireless Communications

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 95-101

  Yu, Qi Yue ^a   Meng, Wei Xiao ^a   Yang, Ming Chuan ^a   Zheng, Li Ming ^a   Zhang, Zhong Zhao ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMFORMING; INFORMATION SERVICES;

DISTRIBUTED SATELLITES; HIGH DATA RATE TRANSMISSION; INFORMATION NETWORKING; MULTI-BEAMFORMING; OPPORTUNISTIC BEAMFORMING; REAL TIME ACQUISITION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPACE INFORMATION NETWORK;

CHANNEL CAPACITY;

EID: 84963815771     PISSN: 15361284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MWC.2016.7422411     Document Type: Article

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