Opportunities, and Technologies
Dr. David D. Falconer
Professor,
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
| Organizer: IEEE Toronto Section, Communications Society |
| Title: Broadband Wireless Access Systems
Using Millimeter Waves - Problems, Opportunities, and Technologies |
| Speaker: Dr. David D. Falconer Professor, Department of Systems and Computer Engineering Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Canada |
| Abstract: Fixed broadband wireless radio systems constitute a very promising medium for providing high speed access to information services for business and residential subscribers. They will compete with alternative broadband access technologies such as high speed twisted pair (ADSL), coaxial cable, satellite, and fiber. Intensive development and standardization efforts are underway in North America and Europe to provide broadband wireless access systems. Example include millimeter wave systems like LMDS; 2-5 GHz systems like MMDS; and license-exempt broadband wireless at 5 GHz (U-NII). In this talk we review problems, system approaches and recent standards efforts in these systems. CITR (Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research) has had a major project focused on fixed cellular broadband wireless access since 1995, in partnership with several Canadian wireless vendors and service providers. Some results of this research will also be reviewed. |
| Biography: Professor David D. Falconer was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada on August 15, 1940. He received the B.A. Sc. degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto in 1962 and the S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. in 1963 and 1967 respectively. After a year as a postdoctoral fellow at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden he was with Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey from 1967 to 1980, as a member of the technical staff and later as group supervisor. During 1976-77 he was a visiting professor at LinkÖping University, LinkÖping, Sweden. Since 1980 he has been at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada where he is a Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering. His interests are in digital communications and communication theory, with particular application to wireless communications systems. Dr. Falconer was Editor for Digital Communications for the IEEE Transactions on Communications from 1981 to 1987. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. He was awarded the Communications Society Prize Paper Award in Communications Circuits and Techniques in 1983 and again in 1986. He was a co-recipient of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Transactions best paper of the year award in 1992. From 1990 to 1998 he led a research project on broadband wireless communication at EHF radio frequencies, involving several universities, sponsored by CITR (Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research). Member of IEEE since 1968 Senior member since 1983 IEEE Fellow since 1986 |
| Time and Location: November 20, 2000 Refreshments at 6:00pm, Talk beginning at 6:30pm Sandford Fleming Building, Room 1101 University of Toronto 10 King's College Road |
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