13:00–17:00 WSL

"Software Defined Radio to Cognitive Radio"

Topics and Speakers:

• Software Defined Radio Transceiver SOC approach, A. Abidi, UCLA
  
  
• Software Defined Radio Transceiver SIP approach, L. Larson, UCSD
  
  
• Industrial Software Defined Radio Transceiver example, R. B. Staszewski, Texas Instruments
  
  
• Towards Cognitive Radio, T. Martin, Science & Technology Associates

Organizers: D. Belot, ST Microelectronics; J. B. Begueret, IXLLab

Sponsor: RFIC

This workshop will focus on new design of radio architectures (circuits and systems) dedicated to Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Cognitive Radio (CR),which is the main challenge for the next generation of RF transceivers. In order to frame the workshop we have extracted two definitions of what are SDR and CR. SDR is a radio that includes a transmitter in which the operating parameters of frequency range, modulation type or maximum radiated power (either radiated or conducted), or the circumstances under which the transmitter operates can be altered by making a change in software without making any changes to hardware components that affect the RF emission. Extracted from US FCC Cognitive Radio Report and Order, CR is a radio or system that senses and is aware of its operational environment and can be trained to dynamically and autonomously adjust its radio operating parameters
accordingly.