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Performance of HAPs Communication Systems in DUSA Storm: Analysis and Modeling

Authors:
Kamal Harb

Keywords: High Altitude Platform Stations; Permittivity indices; Quality of Service; Dust and Sand; Signal to Noise Ratio.

Abstract:
High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) systems are currently under improvement and development. Technology is advancing towards the reliability and creative performance under reasonable fee for service providers and customers. HAPS technology represents one of the most revolutionary way of communication that appears to be convincing and effective under different weather conditions for any location in the world. For desert areas, such as Saudi Arabia, the main impact factor of HAPS is Dust and Sand (DUSA) storms. This attenuation varies with the operational satellite parameters such as frequency, location and other factors. This paper proposes some modifications to an existing DUSA storms model presented by a 3-D mesh model having different visibilities. This model for visibility depends on horizontal and vertical layers with reference to variations in altitude and space along with probabilistic dust particle size distributions in each layer. Such strategies help in conducting reasonable impairment estimates and in providing an optimal design for the HAPS system. As a result, an appropriate enhanced attenuation mitigation model is suggested.

Pages: 52 to 57

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: April 19, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4480

ISBN: 978-1-61208-397-1

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from April 19, 2015 to April 24, 2015