Research Article

Rain Attenuation Study over an 18 GHz Terrestrial Microwave Link in South Korea

Table 4

(a) Percentage error obtained after testing over the interval [0.001% to 1%] for horizontal polarization

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

ITU-R P.530-16−0.73−0.78−0.81−0.78−0.71−0.61−0.65−0.60−0.59−0.51−0.50−0.48−0.48−1.040.331.1
STD0.100.150.170.150.080.020.020.030.050.120.140.150.16
RMS3.957.6612.1612.6912.4311.2316.1615.7419.1017.8819.6320.8924.22

da Silva Mello−0.95−0.92−0.91−0.89−0.82−0.71−0.71−0.66−0.62−0.54−0.54−0.55−0.57−1.480.71.64
STD0.230.200.190.160.100.010.010.070.100.180.180.170.16
RMS5.129.1013.7814.4414.3412.9517.7217.1520.3319.0019.0023.8328.75

Moupfouma−0.55−0.66−0.73−0.73−0.69−0.59−0.68−0.61−0.53−0.40−0.40−0.35−0.36−0.850.310.91
STD0.010.100.170.170.130.040.120.050.030.160.160.200.20
RMS2.966.5010.9211.8412.0910.8216.9215.8617.1213.9513.9515.2218.16

Abdulrahman−0.98−0.97−0.96−0.94−0.89−0.80−0.79−0.74−0.69−0.60−0.60−0.58−0.58−1.8912.14
STD0.200.190.180.160.110.030.010.040.090.180.180.190.19
RMS5.319.5314.4515.3315.6414.6919.7019.2522.4520.8620.8625.2129.64

Proposed−0.23−0.29−0.38−0.30−0.130.09−0.060.01−0.050.020.02−0.08−0.16−0.140.160.22
STD0.110.170.260.180.010.210.060.130.080.150.150.040.04
RMS1.242.855.714.952.351.651.500.191.500.830.833.498.23

(b) Percentage error obtained after testing over the interval (0.001% to 1%) for vertical polarization

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

ITU-R P.530-161.962.18−0.60−0.73−0.64−0.51−0.52−0.50−0.49−0.39−0.37−0.44−0.42−0.520.530.74
STD2.072.290.480.610.520.390.410.390.380.280.250.330.31
RMS0.801.243.557.957.366.007.918.5510.709.069.5714.6916.28

da Silva Mello−0.270.30−0.79−0.84−0.75−0.61−0.60−0.57−0.55−0.46−0.46−0.54−0.55−0.850.50.98
STD0.250.810.280.330.240.100.090.050.030.060.060.030.04
RMS0.110.174.739.228.747.269.129.7311.9810.5711.9018.0721.28

Moupfouma3.893.55−0.46−0.64−0.65−0.44−0.49−0.44−0.43−0.30−0.24−0.35−0.35−0.370.560.67
STD3.693.340.660.840.860.640.700.640.630.510.440.560.56
RMS1.582.022.727.007.585.167.477.529.337.066.1411.7813.53

Abdulrahman−0.74−0.44−0.90−0.92−0.85−0.74−0.71−0.67−0.63−0.53−0.51−0.59−0.58−1.190.61.33
STD0.070.240.220.240.170.060.030.010.050.150.160.090.10
RMS0.300.255.3610.039.888.7510.8011.5213.7912.2313.4019.4422.33

Proposed2.954.62−0.21−0.45−0.230.080.050.080.060.200.17−0.04−0.090.080.380.39
STD2.404.060.761.000.780.470.510.470.500.350.390.590.64
RMS2.954.620.210.450.230.080.050.080.060.200.170.040.09

(c) Percentage error obtained after testing over the interval (0.001% to 1%) for 38 and 75 GHz

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

Proposed under 38 GHz2.032.91−0.28−0.50−0.240.06−0.040.030.070.170.07−0.04−0.080.030.360.36
STD1.712.590.600.820.560.260.360.290.250.150.250.360.40
RMS0.831.941.515.222.580.660.640.591.444.061.901.473.25

Proposed under 75 GHz2.570.70−0.01−0.28−0.180.070.010.07−0.050.080.030.05−0.080.070.270.28
STD2.350.470.240.510.410.160.220.160.280.150.200.180.31
RMS2.602.500.093.812.891.100.131.451.342.320.831.553.09