Title :
A Nonuniform Spatial Rain Attenuation Model for Troposcatter Communication Links
Author :
Dinc, Ergin ; Akan, Ozgur B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Next-generation & Wireless Commun. Lab., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
Troposcatter communication can be used as a communication medium for beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) links. However, wave propagation in troposphere shows significant dependence on hydro-meteors: especially rain. Therefore, the main motivation of this paper is to develop a rain attenuation model for troposcatter communications, which can model nonuniform multiple rain cells for the first time. At the end, we present simulation results for the amount of rain loss and the distribution of maximum data rates under rain in troposcatter links.
Keywords :
radio links; radio networks; BLOS links; beyond-line-of-sight links; hydro-meteors; nonuniform spatial rain attenuation model; troposcatter communication links; troposcatter links; Attenuation; Distribution functions; Mathematical model; Predictive models; Rain; Scattering; Wireless communication; Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS); Channel characterization and modeling; Rain attenuation; Troposcatter; beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS); channel characterization and modeling; rain attenuation;
Journal_Title :
Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LWC.2015.2433261
