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Rain-Induced Bistatic Scattering at 60 GHz

HenryTvander Zanden1,2*, Robert J Watson2 and MattiHAJ Herben1

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands

2 Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK

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EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking 2007, 2007:053203 doi:10.1155/2007/53203


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Received:27 June 2006
Revisions received:10 November 2006
Accepted:15 January 2007
Published:22 March 2007

© 2007 Zanden et al.

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This paper presents the results of a study into the modeling and prediction of rain-induced bistatic scattering at 60 GHz. The bistatic radar equation together with Mie theory is applied as the basis for calculating the scattering. Together with the attenuation induced by the medium before and after scattering, the received scattered power can be calculated at a given path geometry and known orientations of transmit and receive antennas. The model results are validated by comparison with published measurements. Finally, recommendations are made for future deployments of 60 GHz infrastructure.

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