Availability analysis of terrestrial free space optical link under the impact of rain condition

Basahel, Ahmed and Al-Khateeb, Wajdi Fawzi Mohammed and Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed and Ahmad Zabidi, Suriza (2014) Availability analysis of terrestrial free space optical link under the impact of rain condition. In: 5th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2014), 23th - 25th September 2014, Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

Availability is one of the main factors to measure the QoS of any telecommunication networks. An accurate availability prediction for Free Space Optical link of carrier class grade is needed. In tropical areas, rain is the most dominant factor affecting the FSO link availability. In this paper, the effect of rain attenuation on the availability of FSO links is analyzed by examining the impact distance of different FSO systems. As the rain attenuation of FSO is independent of wavelength, the analysis of rain attenuation will be based on rain intensity. ITU-R (Carbonneau and Japan) models have been used for the analysis. From the results; Carrier class availability with good enough resolution for estimated availability can be predicted. This paper provides recommendations to FSO researchers in general and local telecom service provider in particular about possible availability figures that can be useful for deployment of FSO link as a last mile solution, back-up for fiber optic and other applications.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Papers)
Additional Information:	2099/39156 (ISBN: 978-147997635-5, DOI: 10.1109/ICCCE.2014.57)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Carrier grade availability in FSO Links, heavy rain attenuation FSO, ITU-R specific rain attenuation models.
Subjects:	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
Depositing User:	Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2014 08:26
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2017 17:53
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/39156

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