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Wednesday | 1:30 – 5:30 PM

August 9, 2017

This track is included as part of the FREE Limited Access Pass.

IoT affects many aspects of managing and measuring wireless resources. The proliferation of wireless technologies into every corner of our lives, starting with traditional cellular and wireless LAN technologies and leading to the evolution of connected cars and the “Internet of Things” all require the use of one common asset: BANDWIDTH. The availability of spectrum, especially at frequencies compatible with most of today’s applications, is severely limited. While regulatory agencies such as the FCC continue to repurpose and open up spectrum for wireless communication, it’s still not enough to address our insatiable hunger for bandwidth. Other technologies continue to evolve to make better utilization of the available bandwidth, including MIMO, beam forming and spectrum sharing and reuse. The added complexity of these “smart” wireless systems affects the complexity testing these technologies. Hence, laboratory test methodologies must advance to assess over-the-air performance of these devices in a practical way.

Spectrum sharing offers a potential leap forward on how the frequency spectrum is accessed and utilized. However, as the density of users in the spectrum increases, the potential for interference also increases. Attendees will learn about recent testing done at NIST in support of the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN) project focused on LTE impacts to GPS receivers. Maintaining GPS receiver requirements in expanded LTE wireless networks represents an urgent challenge. Attendees will learn about the test methodology and key performance indicators measured in the testing.

We will also share recent research into Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI), a topic increasingly becomes a reality. In December 2016, the US Congress of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA), addressing the vulnerability of wireless communication to IEMI as a priority.

ANSI C63 created Subcommittee 4 “Wireless and ISM Equipment Measurements” last year to address several rapidly emerging wireless technologies to address existing standards and add new draft standards related to Lighting products, Wireless Power Transfer and ISM Equipment. Attendees will learn what’s driving the need for these standards and expected requirements to meet them.

Co-chairs:
Janet O’Neil, ETS-Lindgren, Cedar Park, Texas, USA
Jari Vikstedt, ETS-Lindgren, Cedar Park, Texas, USA

Speakers and Topics:

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm ET
The IEEE IoT Initiative and EMC
Mike Violette, Washington Labs, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA; Adam Drobot, Open TechWorks, Wayne, PA, USA

2:20 pm – 3:00 pm ET
Shared Spectrum Metrology: Measuring the Impacts of Adjacent-band LTE Waveforms on GPS Receivers
William Young, Communications Technology Laboratory, NIST, Boulder, Colorado, USA

3:30 pm – 4:10 pm ET
Assessing the Vulnerability of Wireless Systems to (Intentional) EMI
Frank Leferink, Thales Nederland B.V., Hengelo, Netherlands; Stefan van De Beek, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

4:10 pm – 4:50 pm ET
Test Challenges of Smart Antenna Systems
Jari Vikstedt, ETS-Lindgren, Cedar Park, Texas, USA

4:50 pm – 5:30 pm ET
The FCC and the Internet of Things
Ira Keltz, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Columbia, Maryland, USA

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Technical Presentation

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm ET
Rohde & Schwarz presents: The Future of EMC Test Laboratory Emissions Measurement Capability
Bill Wangard, Product Manager, Rohde & Schwarz USA Inc.

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