Approximate queue scheduling for rainfall synthesis over radio links in subtropical regions

A. A. Alonge; T. J.O. Afullo

doi:10.1109/AFRCON.2015.7331958

Approximate queue scheduling for rainfall synthesis over radio links in subtropical regions

A. A. Alonge, T. J.O. Afullo

University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Abstract

In this paper, a queue scheduling technique of evaluating the incidence of rainfall over radio links is presented. This technique proposes the synthesis of rainfall events from decomposed rain spike components generated from queueing analysis. In this study, rainfall spikes generated during rain events over Durban (29°52'S, 30°58'E) - are assumed as finite - with each overlapping one another, according to a specified queue discipline. Over this subtropical location, the M/E_k/s queue discipline is adapted such that spike arrivals are Markovian (M), and their service time, Erlangian (E_k) with multiple servers, s. From results, the rainfall statistical distributions generated from this technique are observed to compare well with the actual data in South Africa.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceeding of the 2015 12th IEEE AFRICON International Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Green Innovation for African Renaissance
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479974986
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2015.7331958
Publication status	Published - 18 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th IEEE AFRICON International Conference, AFRICON 2015 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Duration: 14 Sept 2015 → 17 Sept 2015

Publication series

Name	IEEE AFRICON Conference
Volume	2015-November
ISSN (Print)	2153-0025
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0033

Conference

Conference	12th IEEE AFRICON International Conference, AFRICON 2015
Country/Territory	Ethiopia
City	Addis Ababa
Period	14/09/15 → 17/09/15

Keywords

Rain attenuation
Rainfall queues
rainfall rate synthesis
semi-Markovian queues

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Alonge, A. A., & Afullo, T. J. O. (2015). Approximate queue scheduling for rainfall synthesis over radio links in subtropical regions. In Proceeding of the 2015 12th IEEE AFRICON International Conference: Green Innovation for African Renaissance Article 7331958 (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2015-November). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2015.7331958

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Alonge, AA & Afullo, TJO 2015, Approximate queue scheduling for rainfall synthesis over radio links in subtropical regions. in Proceeding of the 2015 12th IEEE AFRICON International Conference: Green Innovation for African Renaissance., 7331958, IEEE AFRICON Conference, vol. 2015-November, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 12th IEEE AFRICON International Conference, AFRICON 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2015.7331958

Approximate queue scheduling for rainfall synthesis over radio links in subtropical regions. / Alonge, A. A.; Afullo, T. J.O.
Proceeding of the 2015 12th IEEE AFRICON International Conference: Green Innovation for African Renaissance. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7331958 (IEEE AFRICON Conference; Vol. 2015-November).

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