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

May 15, 2008
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort - St Pete Beach, FL
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May 21, 2008
The Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College
Adelphi (College Park), Maryland
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May 29, 2008
Holiday Inn Select Richardson - Richardson, TX
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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
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 seminar 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.

RF Test Challenges and Solutions for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Technologies
Advanced OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) technologies impose additional challenges and requirements for testing new wireless communication devices and systems. This paper compares and contrasts traditional single-carrier modulation schemes with multi-carrier OFDM schemes to understand the test equipment and measurement considerations when using modern vector signal generators and analyzers. It covers in detail spectrum, power, and modulation quality measurements and techniques for R&D and high-speed production test applications. The paper covers testing of both SISO (single-input, single-output) and MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) communications systems used in 802.11n WLAN, 802.16e mobile-WiMAX Wave 2, which are also applicable to future LTE and UMB cellular standards.

May 15, 2008
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort - St Pete Beach, FL
Click here to register for this seminar.

May 21, 2008
The Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College
Adelphi (College Park), Maryland
Click here to register for this seminar.

May 29, 2008
Holiday Inn Select Richardson - Richardson, TX
Click here to register for this seminar.

Confirmation for registration and

directions to meeting site will be sent via email.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE:

SPEAKERS:

• 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. 

May 15, 2008
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort - St Pete Beach, FL
Click here to register for this seminar.

May 21, 2008
The Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College
Adelphi (College Park), Maryland
Click here to register for this seminar.

May 29, 2008
Holiday Inn Select Richardson - Richardson, TX
Click here to register for this seminar.

Confirmation for registration and

directions to meeting site will be sent via email.

Keithley has introduced a variety of new RF instrument platforms and software in recent years, including: the industry-leading 4X4 RF MIMO Test System, consisting of the Model 2920 Vector Signal Generator and the Model 2820 Vector Signal Analyzer. Both units feature a 6GHz frequency range for testing nearly any wireless signal, including Mobile WiMAX, WLAN 802.11n MIMO, and a range of other standard signals such as GSM, EDGE, W-CDMA, and more.