Rain Statistics Investigation and Rain Attenuation Modeling for Millimeter Wave Short-range Fixed Links

Huang, Jie; Cao, Yusheng; Raimundo, Xavier; Cheema, Adnan; Salous, Sana

doi:10.1109/access.2019.2949437

Rain Statistics Investigation and Rain Attenuation Modeling for Millimeter Wave Short-range Fixed Links

Huang, Jie; Cao, Yusheng; Raimundo, Xavier; Cheema, Adnan; Salous, Sana

Authors

Jie Huang

Yusheng Cao yusheng.cao@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy

Xavier Raimundo

Adnan Cheema

Professor Sana Salous sana.salous@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication is a key technology for fifth generation (5G) and beyond communication networks. However, the communication quality of the radio link can be largely affected by rain attenuation, which should be carefully taken into consideration when calculating the link budget. In this paper, we present results of weather data collected with a PWS100 disdrometer and mmWave channel measurements at 25.84 GHz (K band) and 77.52 GHz (E band) using a custom-designed channel sounder. The rain statistics, including rain intensity, rain events, and rain drop size distribution (DSD) are investigated for one year. The rain attenuation is predicted using the DSD model with Mie scattering and from the model in ITU-R P.838-3. The distance factor in ITU-R P.530-17 is found to be inappropriate for a short-range link. The wet antenna effect is investigated and additional protection of the antenna radomes is demonstrated to reduce the wet antenna effect on the measured attenuation.

Citation

Huang, J., Cao, Y., Raimundo, X., Cheema, A., & Salous, S. (2019). Rain Statistics Investigation and Rain Attenuation Modeling for Millimeter Wave Short-range Fixed Links. IEEE Access, 7, 156110-156120. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2949437

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Oct 24, 2019
Publication Date	2019
Deposit Date	Oct 25, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Oct 25, 2019
Journal	IEEE Access
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	7
Pages	156110-156120
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2949437

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