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Europe

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North America


New City Seminars!

OFDM and MIMO Technology, Its Application, and
Measurement of WLAN and WiMAX Standards


May 15, 2008 - Tampa, FL

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May 21, 2008 - Washington, DC-Baltimore area

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May 29, 2008 - Dallas, TX area

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This half-day, live seminar explores OFDM/A and MIMO technology and the challenges it presents to engineers working on WLAN and WiMAX devices and products. By attending this seminar, you will learn the fundamentals of OFDM/A and MIMO technology and how that applies to WLAN and WiMAX. You will also discover measurement methods and techniques for understanding how your product or device is working.

Two separate presentations will be given:

 

An Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Technology
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RF Test Challenges and Solutions for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
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By attending this seminar, you will learn:

  • What OFDM is and how it differs from traditional digital modulation techniques
  • How OFDM is applied to WiMAX and WLAN technology standards
  • What OFDMA is, how it relates to OFDM, and where it is used
  • What MIMO is, how it differs from SISO, and how these apply to WiMAX and WLAN
  • Signal generation and analysis test instrumentation considerations for OFDM
  • Spectrum measurement techniques and there application to high speed power measurements
  • SISO Amplifier measurement considerations and techniques
  • SISO Demodulation techniques and solutions
  • MIMO measurement considerations
  • MIMO measurement techniques with respect to spectrum, power and modulation quality


May 15, 2008 - Tampa, FL

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May 21, 2008 - Washington, DC-Baltimore area

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May 29, 2008 - Dallas, TX area

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This seminar is recommended for R&D engineers and manufacturing test engineers of wireless devices utilizing OFDM and MIMO technologies such as WiMAX, WLAN, LTE and UMB.



SPEAKERS:

Please note: Speakers will vary at each location.

  • Ron Rausch is Senior Marketing Manager for Keithley's RF Communications products. He has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration. Ron has over 30 years experience at HP, Agilent and Keithley Instruments working with RF and microwave test and measurement products in a wide variety of applications

  • Walt Strickler is the Worldwide Sales Development Manager at Keithley Instruments, Inc. Prior to coming to Keithley, Strickler spent nearly 10 years in various 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.

  • Steve Murray is a Lead Applications Engineer at Keithley Instruments, Inc. responsible for supporting Keithley’s line of RF instrumentation.  Prior to coming to Keithley, Murray spent nearly 10 years in various engineering positions ranging from DoD Automated Process Control research, microprocessor design and implementation, and RF design and modeling.  Murray holds a MSEE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.  

All attendees will receive handouts, notebook/pen set, and
Keithley’s CD Guide to OFDM/A Technology, MIMO Configurations,
and WLAN and WiMax Applications.




May 15, 2008 - Tampa, FL

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May 21, 2008 - Washington, DC-Baltimore area

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May 29, 2008 - Dallas, TX area

Click here for more details and to register.