TY - JOUR
T1 - The Wet-Antenna Effect-A Factor to be Considered in Future Communication Networks
AU - Ostrometzky, Jonatan
AU - Raich, Roi
AU - Bao, Lei
AU - Hansryd, Jonas
AU - Messer, Hagit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - An accurate design of the fading margin in wireless communication networks requires good modeling of the relationship between the rain rate and the attenuation. In this paper, we discuss the effect of the wet antenna (WA) on the fading margin. We claim that this effect is not negligible in commercial E-band (i.e., 60-90 GHz) technologies, where the microwave links are relatively short and the sensitivity of the signal to attenuation induced by rain is significant. Consequently, we propose a method for estimating the WA-induced attenuation, so it can be incorporated in the current models. Different from previous studies, our proposed method can be implemented on received signal level measurements, which are standardly produced by commercial microwave links (CMLs) and a single rain gauge. We demonstrate our results using actual measurements taken by 73 GHz CMLs of about 1 km, provided by Ericsson.
AB - An accurate design of the fading margin in wireless communication networks requires good modeling of the relationship between the rain rate and the attenuation. In this paper, we discuss the effect of the wet antenna (WA) on the fading margin. We claim that this effect is not negligible in commercial E-band (i.e., 60-90 GHz) technologies, where the microwave links are relatively short and the sensitivity of the signal to attenuation induced by rain is significant. Consequently, we propose a method for estimating the WA-induced attenuation, so it can be incorporated in the current models. Different from previous studies, our proposed method can be implemented on received signal level measurements, which are standardly produced by commercial microwave links (CMLs) and a single rain gauge. We demonstrate our results using actual measurements taken by 73 GHz CMLs of about 1 km, provided by Ericsson.
KW - Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors
KW - millimeter wave radio propagation meteorological factors
KW - rainfall effects
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032739920&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TAP.2017.2767620
DO - 10.1109/TAP.2017.2767620
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AN - SCOPUS:85032739920
SN - 0018-926X
VL - 66
SP - 315
EP - 322
JO - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
JF - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
IS - 1
M1 - 8089421
ER -