5th generation millimeter wave wireless communication propagation losses dataset for indian metro cities based on corresponding weather conditions.
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SUBMITTER: Agrawal SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378895 | biostudies-other | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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5th generation millimeter wave wireless communication propagation losses dataset for indian metro cities based on corresponding weather conditions.
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In this paper, we present 5th generation (5G) millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless communication propagation losses dataset for four Indian major urban cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai based on corresponding weather conditions. Weather effect on mmWave is calculated in terms of mmWave path losses by considering various atmospheric weather conditions. Propagation of mmWave is affected by weather impairments (WIs) and due to that mmWave attenuation takes place and Indian metro cities ha ...[more]
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