Research Article

Characterization of Rain Specific Attenuation and Frequency Scaling Method for Satellite Communication in South Korea

Table 7

Percentage error obtained over the interval [0.001% to 1%] after frequency scaling.

Methods ParametersTime percentage (%)ITU-R P.311-15
10.50.30.20.10.050.030.020.010.0050.0030.0020.001

ITU-R P. 618-12 (19.8 GHz after frequency scaling)3.613.342.892.592.001.581.411.281.141.061.030.960.690.890.210.91
STD1.791.531.070.780.180.230.400.530.680.750.780.861.12
RMS10.4611.6912.1212.4312.3812.3512.7112.8113.2014.4715.4516.3417.38

ITU-R P. 618-12 (20.73 GHz after frequency scaling)4.784.133.643.232.522.061.821.641.361.381.241.291.411.040.181.05
STD2.431.781.290.880.170.280.530.700.980.971.101.060.94
RMS11.9513.2113.8414.2114.3614.6415.1115.2915.4117.5018.1420.2326.63

ITU-R P. 618-12 (predicted 19.8 GHz)−0.270.060.100.10−0.01−0.050.000.010.010.01−0.010.000.00−0.010.080.08
STD0.260.070.100.100.010.050.000.010.010.020.010.010.01
RMS0.770.220.410.470.080.390.030.070.070.180.180.020.05

ITU-R P. 618-12 (predicted 20.73 GHz)−0.350.040.130.130.00−0.05−0.010.00−0.020.06−0.040.000.00−0.010.100.10
STD0.340.050.140.130.010.040.010.010.010.070.030.000.01
RMS0.870.140.490.560.010.340.100.010.180.810.560.040.09