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Reference Modulation for Calibrated Measurements of Tag Backscatter

April 14, 2011
Author(s)
Daniel G. Kuester, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Randy Direen, Zoya Popovic
We present a model and reference backscatter device for calibrating measurements of 860-960 MHz Ultra-High Fre- quency (UHF) tag backscattering. The model relates transmission to and backscattering from the device with a modulation depth calculable from

Reference Modulation for Calibrated Measurements of Tag Backscatter

April 12, 2011
Author(s)
Daniel G. Kuester, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Randy Direen, Zoya Popovic
This paper presents an active antenna designed to modulate the scattering of an interrogating wave in the 860-960 MHz UHF RFID band. The device can be characterized with straightforward S- parameter measurements, and can then be used for characterization

RFID-based Localization and Tracking Technologies

April 1, 2011
Author(s)
Michael R. Souryal, Lionel M. Ni, Dian Zhang
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) usually incorporates a tag into an object for the purpose of identification or localization using radio signals. It has gained a lot of attention recently due to its advantages in terms of low cost and easy deployment

Minimum-Risk Layer 2 Trigger Levels for Proactive Media-Independent Handovers

February 1, 2011
Author(s)
David W. Griffith, Alexandre Delye, Nada T. Golmie
Anticipated handovers that use Link Going Down (LGD) and Link Down (LD) trigger events require the network operator to set the LGD trigger high enough that the handover completes before the LD trigger event. However, setting the LGD trigger too high can

Measurements and Models for the Wireless Channel in a Ground-Based Urban Setting in Two Public Safety Frequency Bands

January 20, 2011
Author(s)
William F. Young, Catherine A. Remley, David W. Matolak, Qian Zhang, Christopher L. Holloway, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Camillo A. Gentile, Galen H. Koepke, Qiong Wu
We report on measured peer-to-peer (ground-based) wireless channel characteristics for an urban environment in two public safety frequency bands. Results are based upon measurements taken in Denver in June 2009. The public safety bands we investigated are

Radio Frequency and Analog/Mixed-Signal Technologies for Wireless Communications

January 13, 2011
Author(s)
Herbert S. Bennett, John J. Pekarik, Margaret Huang
Radio frequency (RF) and analog mixed-signal (AMS) technologies serve the very rapidly growing wireless communications market and represent essential and critical technologies for the success of many semiconductor manufacturers. Communications products are

From the Editor's Desk: A Little Friendly Competition

December 1, 2010
Author(s)
Catherine A. Remley
This is an Editorial for the December, 2010 issue of IEEE Microwave Magazine. Kate Remley, the Editor-in-Chief, writes about timely topics for the members of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S).

An Integrated PHY and MAC Layer Model for Half-Duplex IEEE 802.11 Networks

November 2, 2010
Author(s)
David W. Griffith, Michael R. Souryal, Camillo A. Gentile, Nada T. Golmie
This paper introduces an IEEE 802.11 analytical model that examines uplink and downlink communications between non-saturated stations and a non-saturated access point. The model integrates channel effects and collisions into a single expression for the

A New Call Admission Control Scheme for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

October 31, 2010
Author(s)
Duk Kyung Kim, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie
Call admission control between heterogeneous networks,such as an integrated 3GPP LTE and WLAN network, plays an important role to utilize the system resources in a more efficient way. In this paper, we propose that the preference to the WLAN is determined

Link Relationship Measurements in Load-Modulated UHF RFID

October 10, 2010
Author(s)
Daniel G. Kuester, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri
This paper investigates the relative roles of the forward and reverse links in determining the operational range of passive UHF RFID systems. The relative importance the links are discussed first in the free field as a first-order model. We then present

A Methodology to Evaluate Wireless Technologies for the Smart Grid

October 4, 2010
Author(s)
Michael R. Souryal, Camillo A. Gentile, David W. Griffith, David E. Cypher, Nada T. Golmie
This paper presents a methodology for assessing the suitability of various wireless technologies for meeting the communication requirements of Smart Grid applications. It describes an approach for translating application requirements to link traffic

A DS-CDMA Interference Cancellation Technique for Body Area Networks

September 27, 2010
Author(s)
Wen-Bin Yang, Kamran Sayrafian
A low complexity Parallel Interference Cancellation (PIC) technique that is applicable to body area networks is presented. Using Direct-Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (DS-CDMA), the technique aims at suppressing interference caused by rapid changes

A Channel Propagation Model for the 700 MHz Band

September 1, 2010
Author(s)
Camillo A. Gentile, Nada T. Golmie, Catherine A. Remley, Christopher L. Holloway, William F. Young
Conversion from analog television in the United States combined with the appeal for broadband public safety communications is generating a lot of interest in the so-called 700 MHz band between 698-806 MHz. To our knowledge, no channel propagation model for

From the Editor's Desk: Re-Visioning Reviews

August 1, 2010
Author(s)
Catherine A. Remley
This is an Editorial for the August, 2010 issue of IEEE Microwave Magazine. Kate Remley, the Editor-in-Chief, writes about timely topics for the members of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S).

Bit Error Rate Measurements in Reverberation Chambers using a VSA

June 21, 2010
Author(s)
Catherine A. Remley, Sander Floris, Christopher L. Holloway
We discuss practical measurement implementation issues regarding the use of a vector signal analyzer for making bit-error-rate measurements in reverberation chambers. These issues include synchronizing the transmitted and received signals in spite of time

Reverberation-Chamber Test Environment for Outdoor Urban Wireless Propagation Studies

June 21, 2010
Author(s)
Helge Fielitz, Kate Remley, Christopher L. Holloway, Qian Zhang, Qiong Wu, David W. Matolak
We introduce a test environment to replicate the well-known clustering of reflections in power delay profiles from urban wireless propagation environments that exhibit late-time delays and reflections. The test set-up combines discrete reflections
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