Pilot Assisted Wireless Transmissions References

Lang Tong
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850
ltong@ece.cornell.edu

Brian M. Sadler
Min Dong
Army Research Laboratory Cornell University
Adelphi, MD 20783
Ithaca, NY 14850
bsadler@arl.army.mil
mdong@ece.cornell.edu

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PAT for Multiple Carrier Systems

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PAT for CDMA

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