Title :
Towards a more accurate method of predicting the distribution of multipath fading on terrestrial microwave links
Author :
Olsen, R.L. ; Tjelta, T. ; Martin, L. ; Doble, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Communications Research Centre, Department of Communications, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract :
Initial work is described towards the development of a more accurate asymptotic prediction method for the high fade depth range of the fading distribution on line-of-sight terrestrial microwave links. The influence of parameters such as path length, frequency, terrain roughness, path inclination, antenna beamwidth and path clearance is analysed using multipath fading data from a large number of links in the UK.
Keywords :
fading; microwave links; antenna beamwidth; asymptotic prediction method; fade depth range; frequency; multipath fading; path clearance; path inclination; path length; terrain roughness; terrestrial microwave links;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860615
