Heavy precipitation severely degrades the performance of satellite communication systems operating at frequencies higher than 10 GHz. For the implementation of effective countermeasures, rain attenuation statistics are needed, second order statistics in particular. Here, the characteristics of rain fade slope are extensively investigated, exploiting one year of Ku-band attenuation measurements collected in Malaysia.

Fade slope analysis for Ku-band earth-space communication links in Malaysia

Riva C.;D'Amico M.;
2019-01-01

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Heavy precipitation severely degrades the performance of satellite communication systems operating at frequencies higher than 10 GHz. For the implementation of effective countermeasures, rain attenuation statistics are needed, second order statistics in particular. Here, the characteristics of rain fade slope are extensively investigated, exploiting one year of Ku-band attenuation measurements collected in Malaysia.
2019
10 GHz; attenuation measurement; effective countermeasures; fade slope analysis; fading; frequency 10.0 GHz; heavy precipitation; Ku-band attenuation measurements; Ku-band earth-space communication links; Malaysia; microwave propagation; order statistics; rain; rain attenuation statistics; rain fade slope; satellite communication; satellite communication systems; satellite links; space communication links
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