2008 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium

This half-day tutorial will begin with the operation principles of all switching-mode power amplifiers. Focus will be on practical implementation issues at microwave frequencies for both monolithic and hybrid microwave integrated circuit implementations.
Active device modelling for switching-mode applications will be discussed.The second part of the tutorial emphasises on the application of those highly efficient but nonlinear amplifiers in LINC, EE&R, polar, as well as Delta-Sigma wireless communication transmitters.

SC2: "Software Defined Radio in Network Centric Operations"

Date: Friday, January 24, 2008
Time: 8:30 am–12:30 pm
Instructor: Alan Tribble, Rockwell Collins

This presentation provides an overview of the Software Defined Radio (SDR), a disruptive technology, and its role in Network Centric Operations (NCO). The various elements of an SDR platform and waveform are examined, as are related open standards such as the Software Communications Architecture (SCA). Next, NCO is examined in the context of the US Joint Vision 2010 and 2020 and its emphasis on increased situational awareness. It will be seen that significant improvements in communications bandwidth will be required to achieve full networking of US forces. The presentation concludes with a brief overview of the role of an SDR system, the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS), in delivering this increase in bandwidth as part of the Global Information Grid (GIG).

Important Dates

Paper Summary Due
~~13 July, 2007~~
~~20 July, 2007~~

Late News Submission Due
~~21 Sept, 2007~~

Final Manuscript Due
~~4 Nov, 2007~~

Advance Registration
~~Now Open until 7 January, 2008~~

Radio Wireless Symposium 2008:
22 - 24 Jan, 2008

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