Title :
Rain attenuation prediction for the design of site-diversity LEO/SMS Gateway configuration in the tropics
Author :
Mello, L. A R Silva ; Pontes, M.S. ; Souza, R.S.L.
Author_Institution :
CETUC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a propagation analysis regarding the set up of a LEO/SMS Gateway in a tropical region. The propagation effects considered are rain induced attenuation and gaseous absorption. The study is based on five years measurements of point rainfall rate and slant-path rain attenuation at 12 GHz performed in Rio de Janeiro. A method was developed and applied to scale the measured attenuation results to 19 and 29 GHz, the down and up-link frequencies of the Gateway
Keywords :
diversity reception; electromagnetic wave absorption; microwave propagation; rain; satellite communication; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 12 to 29 GHz; LEO/SMS Gateway configuration; Rio de Janeiro; SHF; gaseous absorption; point rainfall rate; propagation analysis; rain attenuation prediction; site-diversity; slant-path rain attenuation; Absorption; Attenuation measurement; Frequency measurement; Low earth orbit satellites; Performance evaluation; Prediction methods; Predictive models; Radiometry; Rain; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1997. Linking to the Next Century. Proceedings., 1997 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Natal
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4165-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBMOMO.1997.648878
