scholarly journals Performance of Micro-Scale Transmission & Reception Diversity Schemes in High Throughput Satellite Communication Networks

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 2073
Author(s):  
Apostolos Z. Papafragkakis ◽  
Charilaos I. Kouroriorgas ◽  
Athanasios D. Panagopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Rain Attenuation ◽  
Separation Distance ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Diversity Systems ◽  
Capacity Gain ◽  
Site Diversity

The use of Ka and Q/V bands could be a promising solution in order to accommodate higher data rate, interactive services; however, at these frequency bands signal attenuation due to the various atmospheric phenomena and more particularly due to rain could constitute a serious limiting factor in system performance and availability. To alleviate this possible barrier, short- and large-scale diversity schemes have been proposed and examined in the past; in this paper a micro-scale site diversity system is evaluated in terms of capacity gain using rain attenuation time series generated using the Synthetic Storm Technique (SST). Input to the SST was 4 years of experimental rainfall data from two stations with a separation distance of 386 m at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) campus in Athens, Greece. Additionally, a novel multi-dimensional synthesizer based on Gaussian Copulas parameterized for the case of multiple-site micro-scale diversity systems is presented and evaluated. In all examined scenarios a significant capacity gain can be observed, thus proving that micro-scale site diversity systems could be a viable choice for enterprise users to increase the achievable data rates and improve the availability of their links.

Prediction of Joint Rain Attenuation Statistics Induced on Earth–Satellite Multiple Site Diversity Systems Using Gaussian Copula

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arsim Kelmendi ◽  
Charilaos Kourogiorgas ◽  
Andrej Hrovat ◽  
Athanasios D. Panagopoulos ◽  
Gorazd Kandus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Earth Satellite ◽  
Rain Attenuation ◽  
Gaussian Copula ◽  
Multiple Site ◽  
Diversity Systems ◽  
Site Diversity

scholarly journals Fog and rain attenuation characterization and performance of terrestrial free space optical communication in Akure, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Ajewole M. O ◽  
Owolawi P. A ◽  
Ojo J. S ◽  
Adetunji R. M.
Keyword(s):  
Free Space ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Rain Attenuation ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Free Space Optical ◽  
High Data ◽  
Space Optical Communication ◽  
And Performance ◽  
One Year

Reliable broadband communication requires secure high data rate and bandwidth links. With the observedincrease in broadband users, known communication systems such as RF and microwave links cannot promise suchrequirements due to link interference and low bandwidth. A current communication system that promises suchrequirements and more is Free Space Optical (FSO) communication. This system basically involves the transmissionof signal-modulated optical radiation from a transmitter to a receiver through the atmosphere or outer space. However,location-variant atmospheric channel degrades the performance of an FSO system under severe atmosphericconditions, thus necessitating local atmospheric attenuation studies.This paper presents the characterization of both fog- and rain-induced attenuation and the performance ofan FSO system in a terrestrial terrain at Akure, Nigeria. One-year archived visibility data and in-situ measured 1-minute integration time rain rate data obtained from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Departmentof Physics, Federal University of Technology, Akure were used to compute the fog- and rain-induced specificattenuations using Kruse model and Carboneur model respectively. The performance of the FSO system is analyzedthrough link margin by using the parameters of a commercial optical transceiver, Terescope 5000.

scholarly journals Fog and Rain Attenuation Characterization and Performance of Terrestrial Free Space Optical Communication in Akure, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Joseph Sunday Ojo ◽  
Owolawi P. A. ◽  
Ajewole M. O. ◽  
Adetunji R. M.
Keyword(s):  
Free Space ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Rain Attenuation ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Free Space Optical ◽  
High Data ◽  
Space Optical Communication ◽  
And Performance

 Reliable broadband communication requires secure high data rate and bandwidth links. With the observed increase in broadband users, known communication systems such as RF and microwave links cannot promise such requirements due to link interference and low bandwidth. A current communication system that promises such requirements and more is Free Space Optical (FSO) communication. This system basically involves the transmission of signal-modulated optical radiation from a transmitter to a receiver through the atmosphere or outer space. However, location-variant atmospheric channel degrades the performance of an FSO system under severe atmospheric conditions, thus necessitating local atmospheric attenuation studies. This paper presents the characterization of both fog- and rain-induced attenuation and the performance of an FSO system in a terrestrial terrain at Akure, Nigeria. One-year archived visibility data and in-situ measured 1-minute integration time rain rate data obtained from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Akure were used to compute the fog- and rain-induced specific attenuations using Kruse model and Carboneur model respectively. The performance of the FSO system is analyzed through link margin by using the parameters of a commercial optical transceiver, Terescope 5000.

scholarly journals Rain Rate Distributions for Microwave Link Design Based on Long Term Measurement in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Islam Md Rafiqul ◽  
Md Moktarul Alam ◽  
Ali Kodhim Lwas ◽  
Sarah Yasmin Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Rain Rate ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Satellite Communications ◽  
Rain Attenuation ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Radio Link ◽  
Radio Communication ◽  
High Frequency Microwave

Attenuation due to rain is an important constraint in microwave radio link design especially at frequencies above 10 GHz. It restricts the path length of radio communication systems and limits the use of higher frequencies for line-of-sight microwave links and satellite communications. In order to predict the attenuation due to rain accurately rainfall intensity is required with 1-minute integration time. Rainfall is a meteorological phenomenon with complex structure due to its variability in space, duration and occurrence frequency, particularly in tropical and equatorial regions. Since, the statistical distribution of rain attenuation is obtained from the rain rate distribution for the region considered, it should be noted that the accuracy of the rain rate measurement affects the accuracy of the attenuation estimation. This paper presents rain intensity with 1-minute integration time measured for 6 years in Malaysia, it’s distribution, comparison with other prediction models and impact on high frequency microwave links.

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