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SI
ASSAM U
SI
VER TY
NI
ISSN 0975-2773
Introduction
3G technology is launched in India as next
generation of mobile network. 3G is first launched
by BSNL, a Govt. undertaking Telecommunication
Company. BSNL 3G facilitates high speed mobile
broadband, video calling, mobile TV, and many
more new facilities. 3G technology will definitely
touch the rural Indians by its Mobile Internet
Services or Mobile Broadband. Mobile broadband
is basically wireless internet access, which enables
you to access internet anywhere. Moreover, 3G
networks will facilitate video calls, live TV, high
speed internet, emails and easy downloading other
than the usual voice call and messaging services
found on a 2G network (Schiller, 2003).
Latitude
24.490 N
24.410 N
24.520 N
26.110 N
24.370 N
23.500 N
25.300 N
23.360 N
24.440 N
25.400 N
27.080 N
27.200 N
Longitude
92.510 E
92.340 E
92.210 E
91.440 E
92.170 E
91.250 E
91.300 E
93.000 E
93.580 E
94.080 E
93.400 E
88.400 E
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
0.4
0
0
28.8
0
92.7
50.4
104.2
10.9
24.6
375.8
3.7
53.9
144.5
111
162.3
154.7
387.7
65.3
238.5
386.6
258
326.9
238.6
200.2
412.8
664.6
467.7
420.3
511.8
568.9
498.1
393.9
554.1
456.8
452.3
221.5
450.1
749.4
566.5
258.5
150.7
460.2
470.4
265.4
153.3
48.9
445.7
234.5
91.2
7.7
28.9
63.2
0
38.4
3.4
0.4
0.7
2.9
0
2874.7
2079.9
3154.2
2919.7
2504.4
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
0.1
0
0
23.3
0
50.5
20.5
119
9.2
2.2
337.1
1.1
58.9
87.2
68.8
172
175.2
368.1
61.6
97.2
486.2
392.2
306.4
194.9
125.5
299.9
671.4
556.2
340.5
116.3
596.9
347.1
296.8
396.2
164
359.1
265.6
401.5
661.4
168.9
237.6
165.8
495.1
247.9
284
130.2
156.3
211.7
277.7
61.6
0
6.9
62.8
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
2670.6
2202.1
2876.5
2299.9
1096.5
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
0.1
0
0
2
0
25
35.4
67.2
5.4
0
580.4
17.7
38.3
102
21.1
224
271.2
470.9
93.4
89.2
621
579.6
342.3
240
96
376
1410.8
740.6
272.8
611.2
1192.9
357.8
513.2
306.1
470.1
539.6
235.8
431.8
326.7
548.1
279.6
278.4
629
84
281.1
267.9
57.6
153.8
92.4
169.3
0
0
84.4
0
10.5
0
0
0
0
0
4106.5
3244.3
3471.5
1524.8
2296.6
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
19.7
0
0
33.7
0
3.7
10.1
90.1
10.2
1.6
143.1
9.8
30.8
139.2
60.1
174.5
210.6
305.7
159.1
112.1
261.9
252.2
204.6
143.1
200.1
168.5
218.5
344.2
353.8
190.2
205.9
157.2
416.5
236.3
363.1
520.2
118
112.4
281
286.7
92.3
77.1
224
125.9
99.5
145.1
104.6
141
115.6
119
2.2
22.6
20.1
0
3.7
0
8.1
0
1.7
4.2
1737.1
1188.8
1889.4
1599.6
1440.3
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
0
0
0
19.9
0
120.7
0
90.8
21.8
5.3
283.7
4.6
79.6
47.3
28
195.4
257.2
349.9
83.5
243.4
717
476.7
325.7
198.5
469.7
223
729.2
590
326.7
282.4
537
254
368
234.5
258.2
234.2
323.4
322.3
383.5
393.1
250.5
160.9
390.8
257.3
279.4
201.1
39.2
151.2
331.7
148.2
0.8
8.8
85.7
0
13.6
1.2
0.7
0
0
0
2764.6
2254.7
2754
1904.7
2121.3
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
0
0
0
40.8
0
5.8
0
39.4
21.1
3.2
199.4
0
20.8
56.1
2
99.8
184.7
339.6
24
46.1
317.1
574.1
285
215.3
284.2
166.5
395.5
631.1
234.8
281.1
317.7
158.5
694.9
352.5
499.5
403.3
291.2
214.4
302.4
379.4
286.8
254.9
265.9
152.7
214.2
200.9
93.9
239.9
198.1
113.6
0
2
104.8
0
39.1
0.6
0
0
0.1
0
1997.9
1954.8
2835.8
1597.9
1862.4
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
13.2
0.2
0
40.6
0
12.7
88
75.1
21.5
45
342.4
29.2
18.2
233.7
59
273.8
378.7
527.9
257
254.8
609.2
833.4
592.4
295.7
659.5
1276.2
1433.3
1714.6
1211.4
766.9
1396.8
817.6
2997.5
2035
1482
1585.7
368.9
643.1
1899.8
1432.1
295.2
576.1
1326.1
591.5
399.2
429.1
37.9
522.1
292
284.9
3.7
27.8
171.8
2.7
2.2
1.9
9.4
0.3
4.3
0.7
6239.9
4600.5
8589.1
6885.2
5386.3
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
6.1
0
0
37.7
0
6.7
4.8
61.3
9.4
0.3
153.7
1.5
26.9
9.2
85.1
57.1
222.2
55.5
125.8
295.5
387.5
201.1
140.4
201.4
118.5
469.1
511.6
246.3
207.5
410.7
411.2
424.5
258.8
300.3
250.6
264.4
447.1
426.4
331.6
308.7
242.2
580.3
377.8
249
222
182.7
185.6
164.8
231.9
34.8
2.5
99.3
24.6
12
5.4
0
0
0
0
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1897.8
2023
2759.9
1750.9
1659.8
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
0
0
0
33.3
0
35.2
37.4
184.7
31.7
22.5
99.1
1.9
6.6
78.9
40.1
71
70.1
158.5
14.8
74.4
112.4
205.8
256.7
93.2
105.3
86.4
169.6
220.2
170.1
108.1
193.7
152.9
129.1
256
183.1
182.8
67.5
89.8
200.5
203.4
213.8
94.8
156.9
85.6
113.9
185.4
2.3
140.6
95.8
152.1
19.1
30.7
49.7
0.9
5.2
31.8
13.2
0.2
2
0
1230.7
846.2
1393
1062.8
1008.1
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
7.6
0
1.3
41.9
0
33.3
22.7
63.9
5.4
7.9
101.2
10.6
23.3
64.5
24.6
55.4
85
103.2
37.4
33.7
171.1
214
243.9
182
146.6
263.8
309.8
286.7
350.3
161.5
175.6
234.9
318.1
406.4
243.7
346.1
102.5
458.3
300.5
367.1
255.7
261.3
196.5
349.8
190.1
147.7
83.5
195.2
131.1
122.1
4.5
25.4
77.7
0
10.5
8.3
10.4
7.3
6.4
0
1570.3
1360.1
1975.4
1875.7
1307.8
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
0
7.6
18.8
68.9
41.6
58.5
246
113
21.8
23.8
180.9
42.2
62.3
162.5
47.2
163
184.2
469.7
186.6
248.6
271.9
147.9
505.8
405.8
389.3
524.6
429.9
923.1
1035
520.4
459.9
381.4
643.9
791.9
571.4
638.6
191
272.9
1017.7
564.4
210
315.3
541.9
382.8
101
79.8
108
127.8
180
204.7
16.3
72.3
11.6
0
25.8
0
22.3
8.8
8.4
7
2603.5
2148.1
3699.6
4261.4
2745.2
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Total
24.4
0.8
2.1
26.5
5.7
76.7
24.9
176.5
20.2
4.2
134.3
90.1
67.4
136.2
87.3
238.6
189.1
211
291.1
251.7
407.9
418.8
281.4
177.4
335.4
548.2
461.9
455.4
611.5
355.4
630
468.2
656.3
529
408.6
442.6
466.1
377.2
541.5
454.1
354.5
401.7
476
348.9
180.1
120.1
98.8
98.9
79.1
201.6
11.8
35.1
23.4
21
1.7
1.5
11.2
5
17.1
5.4
2990.6
2666.7
2830.6
2799.5
2291.2
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Step 10 :
Determine the attenuation to be
exceeded for other percentages of an
average year in the range 0.001% ~ 10%
Results
The rain attenuation (in dB) is calculated using
the rainfall data in MATLAB 7.3 and the results
are shown in the table 3(a)-3(c)
2005
Jan
5.78E-08
2006
0
2007
0
2008
2009
2.66E-06
Feb
7.52E-06
4.37E-06
8.35E-06
1.11E-06
2.31E-06
Mar
2.60E-05
4.24E-07
4.64E-06
1.12E-05
8.83E-06
Apr
1.24E-05
1.19E-05
2.67E-05
5.51E-06
1.74E-05
May
2.67E-05
1.87E-05
2.30E-05
1.74E-05
1.49E-05
Jun
2.83E-05
4.30E-05
3.15E-05
2.87E-05
3.42E-05
Jul
3.75E-05
3.33E-05
2.71E-05
3.66E-05
3.09E-05
Aug
3.06E-05
1.63E-05
3.05E-05
4.78E-05
3.74E-05
Sep
1.87E-05
1.16E-05
3.11E-05
3.17E-05
1.91E-05
Oct
1.18E-05
4.26E-06
3.02E-05
1.71E-05
7.41E-06
Nov
8.17E-07
2.66E-06
5.35E-06
3.43E-06
Dec
3.93E-07
5.78E-08
9.55E-08
3.41E-07
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Jan
1.67E-08
2.44E-07
Feb
2.34E-06
3.19E-06
5.65E-06
5.95E-07
Mar
3.81E-05
1.72E-06
3.42E-06
8.19E-06
2.01E-06
Apr
1.65E-05
1.95E-05
3.17E-05
7.57E-06
7.27E-06
May
4.05E-05
3.81E-05
2.39E-05
1.75E-05
7.76E-06
Jun
2.60E-05
8.30E-05
4.72E-05
1.96E-05
3.99E-05
Jul
7.17E-05
2.49E-05
3.42E-05
2.17E-05
3.17E-05
Aug
3.58E-05
1.72E-05
2.94E-05
2.30E-05
3.63E-05
Sep
2.00E-05
1.99E-05
4.09E-05
6.89E-06
2.01E-05
Oct
1.93E-05
4.92E-06
1.18E-05
7.50E-06
1.28E-05
Nov
0 6.92E-06
1.08E-06
Dec
2006
2007
2008
2009
Jan
1.67E-08
2.20E-06
Feb
4.39E-06
1.96E-06
9.41E-06
9.59E-07
2.67E-07
Mar
2.37E-05
1.43E-07
5.03E-06
7.13E-06
5.78E-06
Apr
1.30E-05
1.33E-05
2.56E-05
5.24E-06
7.86E-06
May
3.27E-05
2.71E-05
2.18E-05
1.46E-05
9.86E-06
Jun
2.13E-05
4.35E-05
3.68E-05
2.39E-05
9.22E-06
Jul
3.92E-05
2.43E-05
2.12E-05
2.73E-05
1.25E-05
Aug
2.50E-05
1.92E-05
2.76E-05
4.29E-05
1.28E-05
Sep
1.74E-05
1.26E-05
3.32E-05
1.80E-05
2.03E-05
Oct
1.02E-05
1.20E-05
1.57E-05
1.99E-05
5.24E-06
Nov
7.42E-07
5.33E-06
8.47E-07
Dec
1.32E-07
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Conclusion
The rain attenuation is higher in higher frequencies
above 1 GHz. The present system is running in
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