Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Over Millimeter Waves in Tropical Regions Based on Real Measurements

Waheeb Tashan; Ibraheem Shayea; Sultan Aldirmaz-Colak; Tharek Abdul Rahman; Ayman A. El-Saleh; Mardeni Roslee

doi:10.1109/MICC53484.2021.9642095

Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Over Millimeter Waves in Tropical Regions Based on Real Measurements

Waheeb Tashan, Ibraheem Shayea, Sultan Aldirmaz-Colak, Tharek Abdul Rahman, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Mardeni Roslee

Faculty of Electrical and Electronics

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Abstract

Rain attenuation is one of the major issues facing the propagation of electromagnetic waves in the Fifth Generation (5G) networks. The case becomes worse with the millimeter-wave (mmW) bands as they are characterized by small waveform and high path loss. The close physical size of the raindrops with the wavelength of the mmW bands leads to severe degradation in the received signal strength. Thus, this paper studies the impact of rain rate and rain attenuation on the 38 GHz communication link. The study conducted based on real measurement data collected in a tropical region (Malaysia) for continuously one year. The annual analyzed results show a noticeable impact caused by the rain. It is observed that at 0.01 percentage of the time the average annual rain rate is 119 mm/hr. Regarding the rain attenuation, it has been observed that the horizontal polarization (HP) is affected by the rain more than the vertical polarization (VP). The specific rain attenuation of the measured data is 15 dB and 18 dB for VP and HP at 38 GHz, respectively.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications
Subtitle of host publication	Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings
Editors	Aznilinda Zainuddin, Nur Idora Abdul Razak
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	120-125
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665426763
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MICC53484.2021.9642095
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications, MICC 2021 - Virtual, Online, Malaysia Duration: 1 Dec 2021 → 2 Dec 2021

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Name	15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings

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Conference	15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications, MICC 2021
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Virtual, Online
Period	1/12/21 → 2/12/21

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Keywords

5G
Millimeter waves
Rain attenuation
Rain rate
Tropical regions

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Tashan, W., Shayea, I., Aldirmaz-Colak, S., Rahman, T. A., El-Saleh, A. A., & Roslee, M. (2021). Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Over Millimeter Waves in Tropical Regions Based on Real Measurements. In A. Zainuddin, & N. I. A. Razak (Eds.), 15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings (pp. 120-125). (15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MICC53484.2021.9642095

Tashan, Waheeb ; Shayea, Ibraheem ; Aldirmaz-Colak, Sultan et al. / Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Over Millimeter Waves in Tropical Regions Based on Real Measurements. 15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings. editor / Aznilinda Zainuddin ; Nur Idora Abdul Razak. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 120-125 (15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings).

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Tashan, W, Shayea, I, Aldirmaz-Colak, S, Rahman, TA, El-Saleh, AA & Roslee, M 2021, Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Over Millimeter Waves in Tropical Regions Based on Real Measurements. in A Zainuddin & NIA Razak (eds), 15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings. 15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 120-125, 15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications, MICC 2021, Virtual, Online, Malaysia, 1/12/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MICC53484.2021.9642095

Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Over Millimeter Waves in Tropical Regions Based on Real Measurements. / Tashan, Waheeb; Shayea, Ibraheem; Aldirmaz-Colak, Sultan et al.
15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings. ed. / Aznilinda Zainuddin; Nur Idora Abdul Razak. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 120-125 (15th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications: Emerging Technologies in IoT and 5G, MICC 2021 - Proceedings).

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Rain Rate and Rain Attenuation Over Millimeter Waves in Tropical Regions Based on Real Measurements

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