The effect of precipitation on microwave LMDS networks-performance analysis using a physical raincell model

Author

Paraboni, Aldo ; Masini, Gino ; Elia, Antonio

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Volume

20

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

615

Lastpage

619

Abstract

This article proposes an application of the EXCELL model to microwave local multipoint distribution systems. With EXCELL, validated in many years of observations with a meteorological radar, rain is modeled by a population of exponentially-profiled raincells. Their statistics can be made to honor any given rainfall cumulative distribution function. It is, thus, possible to simulate synthetic precipitation events so that rain effects on various radio link topologies (point-to-point or multipoint) can be evaluated on each event. Both copolar and crosspolar effects were modeled, and the C/I and C/N statistics were evaluated for a large number of events

Keywords

electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave links; microwave propagation; radio access networks; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; C/I statistics; C/N statistics; EXCELL model; broadband access networks; broadband services; copolar effects; crosspolar effects; exponentially-profiled raincells; meteorological radar; microwave LMDS networks; microwave local multipoint distribution systems; multipoint radio link; performance analysis; physical raincell model; point-to-point radio link; precipitation effect; radio link topologies; radiowave propagation; rain; rain attenuation; rain depolarization; rainfall cumulative distribution function; statistics; synthetic precipitation events; ANSI standards; Attenuation; Directive antennas; Frequency; Performance analysis; Polarization; Radio link; Rain; Statistical distributions; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.995520

Filename

995520