Outage prediction and error performance for dual polarized fixed satellite systems using Weibull distribution

The outage performance of broadband fixed satellite links operating above 10GHz is predominantly controlled by rain attenuation. The purpose of this paper is the presentation of a general physical model for the prediction of the outage statistics and error performance of a dual polarized satellite link using Weibull distribution. The obtained numerical results focus on the investigation of the effects of various operational parameters upon the error performance of a dual polarized broadband satellite link.