International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications

Naveen Kumar Chaudhary ¹, D. K. Trivedi ², Roopam Gupta ³

Affiliations
1 Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow (M.P), IN
2 RITS, Bhopal (M.P), IN
3 University Institute of Technology, RGPV, Bhopal, (M.P), IN

Abstract

The wireless links are used widely for point to point line-of-sight communication. The propagation loss on a terrestrial line-of-sight wireless link depends on atmospheric and seasonal conditions. The value of K-factor (effective earth radius) affects the reliability of the link. The value of K-factor where specific data is not available taken as 4/3, however its value depends on local climatic condition and it is terrain specific. In this paper K-value for the entire seasonal cycle 2008-2009 in Indian semi-desert has been analyzed. The study has been carried out to observe the distribution of K-factor and study its impact on terrestrial point to point line-of-sight wireless link in Indian semi-desert conditions.

Keywords

Line-Of-Sight Radio Link, Refraction, K-Factor, Refractive Index, Semi-Desert Terrain.

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