Evaluation of Ku-band geostationary satellite link latency under tropical rainfall

Ahmad, Yasser Asrul and Abdul Shukur, Hazrul Hafiz and Dafa Alla, Yousif and Razman, Anis Hannani and Badron, Khairayu (2026) Evaluation of Ku-band geostationary satellite link latency under tropical rainfall. In: 2025 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), 2-5 December 2025, Jeju, Korea, Republic of.

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Abstract

Satellite communication still faces the challenges of the effect of rainfall on Ku-band link. This study aims to measure and analyse suitable parameters that represent rainfall intensity and latency to evaluate their relationship. Rainfall data was collected using a tipping bucket rain sensor and subsequently processed to determine rainfall rate. Latency data was collected by connecting the received signal of SES 12 from the antenna to a computer via a router and a ‘ping’ operation was performed to obtain the needed latency values. Both sets of data were collected from July to December 2024. Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) were plotted for rainfall rate and latency. The CDF analysis implied that Ku-band affected by rainfall rates higher than 50 mm/h. This study shows rainfall rate significantly affect the latency and network reliability of the Ku-Band satellite link.

Item Type:	Proceeding Paper (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	latency, ku-band, rain attenuation, satellite communication.
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Ir Yasser Asrul Ahmad
Date Deposited:	07 May 2026 11:00
Last Modified:	07 May 2026 11:00
Queue Number:	2026-04-Q3073
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/128661

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