COURSE # TRO-392

SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO

SDR Concepts, Technology & Markets

…most comprehensive treatment of SDR, from the basic principles through to a wide-ranging, in-depth analysis that justifies and validates the technology’s capability and future growth…

SDR Technology and Open Standards promise to do for the wireless industry what the PC and object-oriented software and operating systems have done for the computer industry: drive down costs and proliferate wireless applications into every aspect of daily life. The technology has already been whole-heartedly embraced by the defense industry and is now set to take off in the commercial marketplace, where the number of players is increasing every year. It is also possible that the future commercial viability of 3G and 4G wireless networks will depend upon capacity enhancing algorithms such as smart antennas and multi-user detection, and that these are prime candidates for implementation by SDR. The growth of this technology will be fueled by open standards. We are now seeing very strong work progressing for both software and hardware. The world of wireless is primed to see its biggest leap forward since the invention of the super-heterodyne receiver!

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Who should attend:

This course will benefit engineers, managers, analysts, operators and infrastructure vendors interested in expanding their knowledge of SDR and its role in wireless telecommunications, 3G/4G and other applications. The course covers the basic principles of the technology and its potential as well as delving into many areas of detailed design. 3G air-interfaces (WCDMA & cdma2000) are thoroughly discussed with coverage of WiFi, UWB, Military and other evolving standards. Although the course has no prerequisites and is specifically designed for a wide range of interests, it assumes some relevant technical background.

Course Outline:

Text: Software Defined Radio for 3G, 2002, by Paul Burns.


About the Instructor

Paul Burns is president and founder of Simplexity Communications , a consultancy company dedicated to providing Software Defined Radio training and development support. He is author of the book Software Defined Radio (SDR) for 3G and has presented SDR papers and tutorials at communications conferences in the U.S.A., Europe and Australia. Most recently, Paul presented an SDR seminar at the inaugural Design and Developers Forum at Globecom 2003 in San Francisco. He is a member of the IEEE and the technical organizational committee for forth-coming Globecom Design and Developers Forums. Prior to forming Simplexity Communications, Paul gained 16 years of industry experience with a range of international companies; most importantly he spent 3 years leading the development of SpectruCell, a software-defined cellular mobile base transceiver station (BTS) capable of implementing multiple 2G and 3G air-interfaces. Paul’s team completed the world’s first dual air-interface GSM and IS95B software defined BTS in 2001.

Paul Burns received his B.E. from The University of South Australia in 1986.

Details:

Course: TRO-392        Duration: 3 Days        FEE:  $1,495        CEUs: 2.16


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Last modified October 15, 2007.