Hello all,
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the IEEE-EMCS SCV Chapter on Tuesday
March 14, 2006. Food and beverages are provided.
The meeting will start at 5:30 PM with a social, and is followed by a
presentation by Mr. Michael Heckrotte pertaining to The New FCC Regulations
on Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) in the 5 GHz WLAN band.
The announcements for potential open positions in the field of EMC and SI will
be made at the meeting commencement.
Below, please find the detailed meeting announcement and the speaker's bio.
Regards,
Oscar Fallah
Secretary
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IEEE/EMC Society Meeting
March 14, 2006
Time: Social 5:30 p.m. Presentation 7:00 p.m.
Place: Applied Materials Bowers Cafeteria
3090 Bowers Ave. , Santa Clara, CA 95051-0804
Subject: "Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) in the 5 GHz WLAN bands – The
New FCC Regulations"
Speaker: Michael Heckrotte
Abstract:
Two years ago the FCC opened up the spectrum from 5470 to 5725 MHz and
allocated this band for dual use. The existing licensed users will continue to
be primary and the new unlicensed users are secondary, hence the unlicensed
users must not interfere with the licensed users. The primary users are
typically radar systems, while the secondary users are expected to consist
mainly of Wireless Local Area Network transceivers. In order to provide the
necessary spectrum protection, a WLAN must first listen on the intended
channel of operation to determine if any nearby radar is currently operating
on that channel. The FCC has not yet issued any Grants of Certification for
unlicensed devices due to some significant technical issues which have only
recently been resolved. This presentation will cover the resolution of these
issues, the requirements and test procedures, and the anticipated time line
for implementing and releasing the new rules.
Speaker Bio:
Michael Heckrotte received his B.S. degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd
College.
Upon graduation he joined Hewlett-Packard and established a career focused on
advancing the state of the art of microwave instrumentation and
frequency-domain
measurement techniques. Mike has since applied his RF and microwave background
to specialize in electromagnetic compatibility. He has in-depth experience
with a diverse set of product families and their associated regulatory and
compliance issues. He has served on a number of US and international standards
committees, notably for powered wheelchair EMC and DFS. Mike is currently the
Engineering Manager at Compliance Certification Services, which is an
independent EMC laboratory that specializes in the testing and certification
of wireless radios. CCS has been very involved with DFS testing since 2002,
when the first ETSI standard incorporating this requirement was published.
Mike can be reached at:
Tel: (408) 463-0885 ext. 121
Fax: (408) 463-0888
<mailto:michael.heckrotte%40ccsemc.com> michael.heckro...@ccsemc.com
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