BER performance of mm-Wave based systems in rainfall scenarios

摘要

This paper presents the development of analytical expressions that can be used in the evaluation of the rainy channels effects on the bit error rate (BER) performance of millimeter-Wave (mm-Wave) based systems. In order to obtain these expressions is used a rainy channel model that no only consider the path-loss attenuation but also the absorption and scattering losses caused by the rain. The resulting mathematical expressions are applied to specific situations, allowing a quantitative evaluation of the BER degradation.