Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method

A fundamental step in ultrawideband (UWB) communication system design involves the characterization of the indoor propagation channel. In this paper, we show that the UWB propagation channel parameters can be accurately predicted by employing ray tracing (RT) simulation carried out at various freque...

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Main Authors: Malik, Wasim Qamar (Contributor), Manara, Giuliano (Author), Edwards, David J. (Author), Monorchio, Agostino (Author), Bertini, Stefano (Author), Tiberi, Gianluigi (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Malik, Wasim Q. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010-04-08T15:12:33Z.
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