Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Fixed Wireless Link Budget Evaluation for Extreme Weather Conditions

To develop highly reliable fixed wireless links, such as mobile backhaul and fronthaul systems, it is essential to evaluate the link budget under extreme weather conditions. In this paper, we presented a link budget evaluation for fixed wireless links using radio signals at four different carrier fr...

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Published in:IEEE access 2021, Vol.9, p.163476-163491
Main Authors: Weng, Zu-Kai, Kanno, Atsushi, Dat, Pham Tien, Inagaki, Keizo, Tanabe, Kosuke, Sasaki, Eisaku, Kurner, Thomas, Jung, Bo Kum, Kawanishi, Tetsuya
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Language:English
Subjects:
Antenna gain
Attenuation
Budgets
Carrier frequencies
Degradation
fixed wireless link
High temperature
link budget
Links
Meteorology
millimeter wave
Millimeter waves
Radio signals
Rain
Reliability aspects
Terahertz (THz)
Weather
Wind
Wind effects
Wireless communication
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:To develop highly reliable fixed wireless links, such as mobile backhaul and fronthaul systems, it is essential to evaluate the link budget under extreme weather conditions. In this paper, we presented a link budget evaluation for fixed wireless links using radio signals at four different carrier frequencies: 75.375, 85.375, 275, and 400 GHz. As examples of extreme weather conditions, we focused on storms which can be defined as the combination of high temperature, violent rain, and strong winds. A theoretical model was proposed to evaluate the attenuation by the wind effect, which was due to mechanical vibration. Using the proposed model, we evaluated the link attenuation with different weather parameters, such as clear weather condition, different rain rates, and strong wind. In addition, the maximum channel capacities were estimated based on the model. According to the calculation results, it can be confirmed that the attenuation caused by heavy rain is the dominant factor to the whole system. Besides, the attenuation due to antenna gain degradation induced by the wind effect is considerable for the wireless link at high frequencies (275 and 400 GHz). This manuscript includes a comprehensive discussion regarding various weather factors including gas, rain, and wind, which impact the fixed wireless links. The obtained results would be useful for designing a high reliability fixed wireless link to operate under different weather conditions.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3132097