Abstract
This paper presents a 38GHz point-to-point wireless link prediction study using terrain profile information to be used for a foreseen planning and design in a newly constructed area. Point-to-point link simulations were made using Longley-Rice model in the metropolitan area of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which can be considered as an arid region. Several technical parameters and metrics are investigated to study the link status and its availability.
The results showed that the optimum transmitter antenna height for the link is 44 m, and the average link availability for the positive fade margin is approximately 99.997%.