The challenges of M2M massive access in wireless cellular networks

Digital Communications and Networks

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-19

  Biral, Andrea ^a   Centenaro, Marco ^a   Zanella, Andrea ^a   Vangelista, Lorenzo ^a   Zorzi, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

5G; M2M; Massive access; MTC; MTD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966676886     PISSN: 24685925     EISSN: 23528648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcan.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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