Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band

Rain is the major challenge to design reliable earth to satellite microwave link at higher frequencies in tropical regions. Site diversity is one of the techniques used to mitigate this problem. Hodge Site Diversity Gain Model, ITU-R Site Diversity Gain Model and ITU-R Diversity Improvement Factor M...

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Main Authors: Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Muhammad, Norhafizah, Singh, Mandeep, Lwas, Ali K., ., Robiatul Adawiyah, Ismail, Ayunie
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Language:English
Published: 2014
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spelling iium-391282018-06-11T01:56:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39128/ Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band Islam, Md. Rafiqul Muhammad, Norhafizah Singh, Mandeep Lwas, Ali K. ., Robiatul Adawiyah Ismail, Ayunie TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television Rain is the major challenge to design reliable earth to satellite microwave link at higher frequencies in tropical regions. Site diversity is one of the techniques used to mitigate this problem. Hodge Site Diversity Gain Model, ITU-R Site Diversity Gain Model and ITU-R Diversity Improvement Factor Model are analyzed based on rainfall data measured in Malaysia and four locations in Kuala Lumpur and MEASAT3A as reference satellite. In analysis, it is found that significant improvement in availability can be achieved through the site separations of 6 to 37 Km in site diversity technique. 2014-11-01 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39128/1/39128.pdf Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Muhammad, Norhafizah and Singh, Mandeep and Lwas, Ali K. and ., Robiatul Adawiyah and Ismail, Ayunie (2014) Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band. In: 5th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology (BICET) 2014, 1st - 3rd Nov. 2014, Brunei Darussalam. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7120282&punumber%3D7006319%26filter%3DAND(p_IS_Number%3A7006320)%26pageNumber%3D2
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topic TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
spellingShingle TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Muhammad, Norhafizah
Singh, Mandeep
Lwas, Ali K.
., Robiatul Adawiyah
Ismail, Ayunie
Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band
description Rain is the major challenge to design reliable earth to satellite microwave link at higher frequencies in tropical regions. Site diversity is one of the techniques used to mitigate this problem. Hodge Site Diversity Gain Model, ITU-R Site Diversity Gain Model and ITU-R Diversity Improvement Factor Model are analyzed based on rainfall data measured in Malaysia and four locations in Kuala Lumpur and MEASAT3A as reference satellite. In analysis, it is found that significant improvement in availability can be achieved through the site separations of 6 to 37 Km in site diversity technique.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Muhammad, Norhafizah
Singh, Mandeep
Lwas, Ali K.
., Robiatul Adawiyah
Ismail, Ayunie
author_facet Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Muhammad, Norhafizah
Singh, Mandeep
Lwas, Ali K.
., Robiatul Adawiyah
Ismail, Ayunie
author_sort Islam, Md. Rafiqul
title Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band
title_short Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band
title_full Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band
title_fullStr Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at Ku-Band
title_sort analysis of rain fade mitigation using site diversity on earth-to-satellite microwave links at ku-band
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/39128/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/39128/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/39128/1/39128.pdf
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