ETS-University - OTA Testing (9/12-14, 2017)

OTA Testing Course Syllabus

• Overview of 50-Ohm Systems
• dB (power and voltage) Basics
• Wave propagation 101
• Wireless Basics (2hrs)
• Emissions
• Total Radiated Power; EIRP
• Sensitivity
• Total Isotropic Sensitivity
• Instrumentation (3hrs)
• Vector Network Analyzer
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Power Meter
• EMQuest Software Overview (1hr)
• Protocols/Standards (3hrs)
• Wireless Voice Standards
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mobile_phone_standards
• Wireless Data Standards
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wireless_data_standards
• LTE Fundamentals
• MIMO and SISO (1hr)
• CTIA / Certification (2hrs)
• Head / hands; Test reports
• FCC / CE / etc.

Labs (Hands on):

• Instrumentation
• Chamber basics – types of tests by chamber type
• AMS-8500/8600/8800 – CTIA certification chambers, MAPS
• AMS-8050; AMS-8100 – pre-certification chamber
• AMS-8923 – Distributed axis
• AMS-8700 MIMO chamber

Course Instructor

Dr. Michael D. Foegelle, Director of Technology Development, ETS-Lindgren

Dr. Michael D. Foegelle is the Director of Technology Development at ETS-Lindgren. He joined ETS-Lindgren (formerly EMCO) in 1994 having earned a Ph. D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin, where he performed theoretical and experimental research in both Condensed Matter Physics and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). He is the industry recognized subject matter expert in radiated RF testing with numerous publications in the areas of Electromagnetics, EMC, Wireless Performance Testing, and Condensed Matter Physics. He is co-chair of the CTIA's Converged Devices Ad-hoc Group, has served as vice-chair of its MIMO Anechoic Chamber Subgroup and Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi/Mobile Convergence Group, and is the editor and principal contributor for the WiMAX Forum® Radiated Performance Tests (RPT) for Subscriber and Mobile Stations Test Plan. In addition, he has been involved in numerous standards committees on EMC and wireless, including the ANSI ASC C63® working groups, the CTIA Certification Program Working Group on Over-The-Air performance testing of wireless devices, the IEEE 802.11 Task Group T for wireless performance prediction of 802.11 devices