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A New Formula for the Prediction of the Site Diversity Improvement Factor

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Site diversity is considered as an effective technique to mitigate fading due to rain in satellite communication networks. This paper reviews a site diversity prediction model incorporating the recently released ITU‐R recommendations, which provide detailed statistics for the rain rate and the rain height. The results obtained are compared against experimental data with excellent results. A new prediction model for the site diversity improvement factor is proposed.

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  1. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 9 Iroon Polytechniou, Zografou, Greece 15780; e‐mail: thpanag@cc.ece.ntua.gr; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), N. Heraklion Attikis, Greece 14121; e-mail: <RFC822>gea.xatz@aspete.gr</RFC822>

    A. D. Panagopoulos

  2. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 9 Iroon Polytechniou, Zografou, Greece 15780; e‐mail: parap@central.ntua.gr

    P.‐D. M. Arapoglou

  3. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), N. Heraklion Attikis, Greece 14121; e‐mail: gea.xatz@aspete.gr

    G. E. Chatzarakis

  4. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 9 Iroon Polytechniou, Zografou, Greece 15780; e‐mail: thpanag@cc.ece.ntua.gr, parap@central.ntua.gr, pcottis@central.ntua.gr

    J. D. Kanellopoulos

  5. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 9 Iroon Polytechniou, Zografou, Greece 15780; e‐mail: pcottis@central.ntua.gr

    P. G. Cottis

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Panagopoulos, A., Arapoglou, P., Chatzarakis, G. et al. A New Formula for the Prediction of the Site Diversity Improvement Factor. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 25, 1781–1789 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-004-0198-7

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