Ranging in the IEEE 802.15.4a Standard

The emerging IEEE 802.15.4a standard is the first international standard that specifies a wireless physical layer to enable precision ranging. In this article, ranging signal waveforms and ranging protocols adopted into the standard are discussed in a tutorial manner

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