Frequency scaling of rain attenuation from 23- to 38-GHz microwave signals measured in Malaysia

Author

Islam, M.R. ; Chebil, J. ; Tharek, A.R.

Author_Institution

Wireless Commun. Res. Lab., Univ. of Technol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

793

Abstract

The most fundamental obstacle encountered in the design of communication systems at millimeter waves is attenuation due to rain. Frequency scaling models provide an alternative to rain attenuation models when data are available for a site. These methods are extremely useful since they tend to be excellent predictors, and provide a means for determining what to expect at a frequency for which there is no data. This paper reports the results obtained from the investigation of frequency scaling of rain attenuation models using one year rain attenuation data measured at 23, 26 and 38 GHz in Malaysia

Keywords

microwave links; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 23 to 38 GHz; Malaysia; communication systems; frequency scaling models; microwave signals; millimeter wave signals; rain attenuation; Attenuation measurement; Communication systems; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Microwave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Predictive models; Rain; Statistics; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 1999 Asia Pacific

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5761-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.1999.833712

Filename

833712