Progresses and Challenges in Test and Measurement for mmWave Transmission Systems

Biography

Xiang Xu received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the Institute for Theoretic Information Technology, RWTH-Aachen University. In 2014, he joined the German Research Center of Huawei Technologies as senior test expert. He is currently leading a team developing end-to-end test and measurement solutions for 5G and V2X communication products.
Xiang Xu also holds an MBA from IE Business School. He constantly promotes collaboration with industrial and academic partners through workshops, conferences and joint projects.

Abstract

The adoption of mmWave in 5G communications imposes many new challenges on test and measurement systems. For example, high level of integration makes over-the-air testing no longer optional but mandatory. Far-field measurements on mmWave need larger anechoic chambers, which ultimately leads to significant increase of cost in testing. The propagation of mmWave in the context of cellular communications is yet to be characterized.

While the emerging challenges offer exciting opportunities for both industry and academia. This industrial workshop is targeting to enable an effective dialog between industry and academia by providing latest insights in mmWave test and measurement area from both industrial and academic perspective.

Workshop Outline

1. “Challenges for Next Generation Measurement Systems” by Dr. Ren Jingpu, Huawei Technologies, China
2. “Radiated Over-The-Air Testing of Next Generation Antenna Systems in Realistic Propagation Scenarios” by Prof. Dr. Wei Fan, Aalborg University, Denmark
3. “Methods, Procedures and Examples for mmWave Near-field Power Density Compliance and Radiated Performance Testing”, by Dr. Sven Kühn, SPEAG, Switzerland
4. “Simulation of OTA System Performance Parameters in a mm-Wave CATR for 5G Testing”, by Prof. Dr. Stuart Gregson, Queen Mary University of London, UK
5. Panel discussion.

Speakers

• Dr. Ren Jingpu, Huawei Technologies, China
• Prof. Dr. Wei Fan, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Prof. Dr. Stuart Gregson, Queen Mary University of London, UK
• Dr. Sven Kühn, SPEAG, Switzerland