Analysis of Fade Dynamic at Ku-Band in Malaysia
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Siat Ling Jong; Michele D’Amico; Jafri Din; Hong Yin Lam
- Source
- International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Vol 2014 (2014)
- Subject
- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Cellular telephone services industry. Wireless telephone industry
HE9713-9715
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1687-5869
1687-5877
This work investigates fade dynamics of satellite communication systems in equatorial heavy rain region based on a one year of Ku-band propagation measurement campaign carried out in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia. First order statistics of rain attenuation are deduced and the results are found to be in good agreement with those obtained from other beacon measurements gathered within the same area (Kuala Lumpur). Moreover, the fade duration and slope statistics of the satellite signal variations are also carefully derived and subsequently compared with the ITU-R recommendation model. Such information is useful for the system operator and radio communication engineer for the design of appropriate fade mitigation techniques as well as the quality of service that could be offered to the user (according to the time interval for a typical day). Further evaluation on the performances of several ITU-R models in the heavy rain region are needed based on the measurement database available of this climatic region.