2008 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium

April 28 - 30, 2008, Nassau Inn in Princeton, NJ, USA

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2007 Sarnoff Symposium

Tutorials

An Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Technology

Roger Tricinelli – Walt Strickler

Keithley Instruments
Account Manager
Emails: rtricinelli@keithley.com, wstrickler@keithley.com

Duration: 1.5 hours

Summary

Commercial radio technology has reached a new inflection point. The communications market and the underlying technology that provides voice and data services are evolving to provide higher data rates in the same frequency spectrum to ever more users. This presentation provides an overview of the changes occurring in the RF communications industry and the new technologies being developed: OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex), OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access), and MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output). It covers the fundamentals of these new technologies, shows how these technologies are used in the WiMAX and WLAN standards, and discusses the test challenges and new test techniques for these technologies.

Short Bio:

Walt Strickler is the Worldwide Sales Development Manager at Keithley Instruments, Inc. responsible for working with strategic marketing and field sales to grow Keithley’s RF/wireless business. Prior to coming to Keithley, Strickler spent nearly 10 years in various business development and engineering positions in the Space Communications Office and Space Electronics Divisions at the National Aeronautic and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Glenn Research Center. Strickler holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Akron and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.