A polyhedral beam-tracing method for modeling ultrawideband indoor radio propagation

A three-dimensional convex polyhedral beam-tracing method for modeling ultrawideband indoor radio channels is presented.The model enables a fast and unambiguous generation of all propagation paths between the transmitter and the receiver over an 850-MHz bandwidth. To validate the model, its results are compared with measurements. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:904–909, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26670

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