Title :
Effects of rain attenuation on wireless transmission of frame relay traffic
Author :
Fong, B. ; Rapajic, P.B. ; Hong, G.Y.
Author_Institution :
Auckland Univ. of Technol., New Zealand
Abstract :
The link availability of outdoor radio systems is often affected by atmospheric conditions such as rain and snow. The effects of rainfall on wireless transmission are particularly noticeable at data rate in the magnitude of megabits per second. As the rate of rainfall increases, more disruption is caused to the outdoor link. This paper presents a statistical analysis and discusses modeling of the effects of rain attenuation on wideband radio channels used by local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) systems. Our results provide an insight into the effects of rainfall on coverage area. The possible implications for optimum data throughput are outlined.
Keywords :
data communication; digital radio; electromagnetic wave transmission; frame relay; packet radio networks; rain; statistical analysis; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication traffic; LMDS; coverage area; frame relay traffic; link availability; local multipoint distribution service; optimum data throughput; outdoor radio systems; rain attenuation; statistical analysis; wideband radio channels; wireless transmission; Attenuation; Availability; Bit error rate; Frame relay; Frequency; Quality of service; Radio link; Rain; Snow; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Systems, 2002. ICCS 2002. The 8th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7510-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCS.2002.1183335
