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Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia

Satellite communication links at a frequency above 10 GHz experience severe attenuation due to rain, particularly in tropical regions. Reliable long-term rain fade empirical data for Ka-band satellite link in Malaysia and tropical areas are indeed limited. The main objective of this paper is to prov...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Yasser Asrul, Ahmad, Fadzil Ismail, Badron, Khairayu
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Published: The Academy of Sciences Malaysia 2019
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TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
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spelling my.iium.irep.686442020-09-09T14:50:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68644/ Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia Ahmad, Yasser Asrul Ahmad, Fadzil Ismail Badron, Khairayu TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television Satellite communication links at a frequency above 10 GHz experience severe attenuation due to rain, particularly in tropical regions. Reliable long-term rain fade empirical data for Ka-band satellite link in Malaysia and tropical areas are indeed limited. The main objective of this paper is to provide and present the findings of an empirically measured rain fade at the Ka-band of 20.01 GHz and the cumulative distribution analysis. An 8.1 m dual Gregorian dish antenna with 21 dB/K G/T and a meteorological standard dual type tipping bucket are used to measure the Ka-band beacon signal emanating from the MEASAT-5 satellite and the rainfall intensity, respectively, for a period of two years. Cumulative distribution of rain fade for monthly, annual and monsoon seasons were compiled to reflect the accurate changes in Malaysian weather. The measured rain fade is at 10 dB and 29 dB for the exceeded percentage of 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively. At rain fade of 33 dB, the receiver begins to saturate, resulting in a QoS of 99.9% for the Ka-band. The finding provides an insight to the actual rain fade experience for the practical implementation of Ka-band satellite link and future studies of rain fade models in tropical regions. The Academy of Sciences Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68644/13/68644_Two-year%20rain%20fade%20empirical%20measurement%20and%20statistics_new.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68644/7/68644_Two-year%20rain%20fade%20empirical%20measurement_scopus.pdf Ahmad, Yasser Asrul and Ahmad, Fadzil Ismail and Badron, Khairayu (2019) Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia. ASM Science Journal, ( Special Issu ) 12 (2). pp. 35-46. ISSN 1823-6782 https://www.akademisains.gov.my/asmsj/article/asm-sc-j-12-special-issue-2-2019-malaysia-in-space/
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language English
English
topic TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
spellingShingle TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
Ahmad, Yasser Asrul
Ahmad, Fadzil Ismail
Badron, Khairayu
Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia
description Satellite communication links at a frequency above 10 GHz experience severe attenuation due to rain, particularly in tropical regions. Reliable long-term rain fade empirical data for Ka-band satellite link in Malaysia and tropical areas are indeed limited. The main objective of this paper is to provide and present the findings of an empirically measured rain fade at the Ka-band of 20.01 GHz and the cumulative distribution analysis. An 8.1 m dual Gregorian dish antenna with 21 dB/K G/T and a meteorological standard dual type tipping bucket are used to measure the Ka-band beacon signal emanating from the MEASAT-5 satellite and the rainfall intensity, respectively, for a period of two years. Cumulative distribution of rain fade for monthly, annual and monsoon seasons were compiled to reflect the accurate changes in Malaysian weather. The measured rain fade is at 10 dB and 29 dB for the exceeded percentage of 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively. At rain fade of 33 dB, the receiver begins to saturate, resulting in a QoS of 99.9% for the Ka-band. The finding provides an insight to the actual rain fade experience for the practical implementation of Ka-band satellite link and future studies of rain fade models in tropical regions.
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author Ahmad, Yasser Asrul
Ahmad, Fadzil Ismail
Badron, Khairayu
author_facet Ahmad, Yasser Asrul
Ahmad, Fadzil Ismail
Badron, Khairayu
author_sort Ahmad, Yasser Asrul
title Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia
title_short Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia
title_full Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia
title_fullStr Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in Malaysia
title_sort two-year rain fade empirical measurement and statistics of earth-space link at ka-band in malaysia
publisher The Academy of Sciences Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68644/13/68644_Two-year%20rain%20fade%20empirical%20measurement%20and%20statistics_new.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68644/7/68644_Two-year%20rain%20fade%20empirical%20measurement_scopus.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/68644/
https://www.akademisains.gov.my/asmsj/article/asm-sc-j-12-special-issue-2-2019-malaysia-in-space/
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