Title :
Characteristics of rain attenuation on broadband fixed wireless access systems in 38 GHz band
Author :
Tawara, Satoru ; Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi ; Ogawa, Hiroyo
Author_Institution :
NTT Adv. Technol. Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We constructed a broadband network with fixed wireless access (FWA) systems and have been evaluating the influence of rain attenuation on point-to-point FWA systems at 38-GHz-band millimeter waves. Method of estimating rain attenuation and experiments are given.
Keywords :
broadband networks; electromagnetic wave scattering; electromagnetic wave transmission; millimetre wave propagation; radio access networks; radio links; rain; 38 GHz; broadband fixed wireless access systems; millimeter waves; point-to-point FWA; rain attenuation estimation; Amplitude modulation; Asynchronous transfer mode; Attenuation; Downlink; Frequency conversion; Instruments; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Rain;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1552115
