An Introduction to Ultra Wideband Communication Systems

Index

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fading, spatial fading

false alarms, LED receivers Fantasma Networks FCC (Federal Communications Commission)     First Report and Order, restrictions on UWB operation     Notice of Inquiry

     regulations

         bandwidth limits         EIRP limits         peak power limits

         transmitter power         unintentional radiation     UWB rule-making process

FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access) 2nd

FDTD (finite difference time domain)

FEC (forward error correction) 2nd 3rd

Federal Communications Commission. [See FCC] FFDs (full function devices)

FH (frequency hopped) receivers

FH-UWB systemfinite difference time domain. [See FDTD]Finite Impulse Response. [See FIR] FIR (Finite Impulse Response)

First Report and Order (FCC), restrictions on UWB operation

flat network topologies (multiple hop ad hoc networks)

     AODV (Ad Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing)

     DREAM (Distance Routing Effect Algorithm for Mobility)

     DSDV (Destination Sequenced Distance Vector) protocol

     DSR (Dynamic Source Routing)

     LAR (Location-Aided Routing)

     routing protocols

     TORA (Temporally Ordered Routing Algorithm)

     ZRP (Zone Routing Protocol)

flux density, free-space path loss modeling

formulas

     effciency

     Friis transmission formula 2nd

forward error correction. [See FEC]

fragmentationframes. [See PDUs] free-space path loss modeling

     flux density

     Friis transmission formula     LOS (line-of-sight) measurements

frequency

     dependent models, large-scale channel modeling     distortion, impact on discrete channel modeling

         CLEAN algorithm         frequency dependent distortion

         reflections     relationships, antenna measurements and modeling in time domain     versus dielectric constant     versus insertion lossFrequency Division Multiple Access. [See FDMA]

frequency domain, measuring UWB signal propagation

     accuracy of direct phase measurement (VNA)     direct measurement of magnitude and phase     measurement results

     phase retrieval from magnitude measurement     scalar frequency domain measurementfrequency hopped receivers. [See FH receivers]

Friis transmission formula 2nd

full function devices. [See FFDs]

fundamental limits of antennas

future directions (UWB) FWHM (full-width half-maximum)