Philip Schofield of Battelle

Over the past decade Battelle and others have developed wireless hardware capable of supporting the costeffective delivery of data streams at 10 Gigabit and greater, effectively combining the speed and capacity of fiber optic cable with the low-cost and flexibility of traditional wireless technology. To enable the rollout of this technology, Battelle has petitioned the FCC to adopt service rules for the 102-109.5 GHz range (W-band), which is already allocated as a primarily for fixed and mobile communications use. The proposed service rules are a logical extension to those currently set for operation in the “light-licensed” E-Band and has the potential have a transformative influence on how the increasingly bandwidth-intensive demands are served across the information economy. Like E-Band (71-76, 81-86GHz) links already in widespread use, when adopted, W-Band wireless can provide more low-cost, moveable information connectivity with potentially higher bandwidth capacity. Such data links have proven useful to augment and support fiber for adaptive networks that can dynamically operate, transport and store bandwidth intensive applications and data. We will present and discuss the design trade space in frequency band of operation, symbol-rate, modulation, signal detection, and error-correction schemes, and the associated performance impacts on operating 10G wireless links in locations like the NYC metro area.

Biography:

Philip Schofield is Manager of the Sensors and Communication Systems business at Battelle. Phil brings more than 25 years of experience in the optical and wireless communications industries including principal roles in product development, industry coordination and market adoption, manufacturing operations, and project management for leading providers of advanced communication systems and devices. Phil currently leads Battelle efforts to positively impact the information economy through new and available high bandwidth wireless connectivity equipment alternative. I addition, he leads a Battelle initiative to develop and commercialize a new wideband, high dynamic range digital air interface (antenna) for software defined radios under a multi-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) – Newport, RI. He holds a BS – Physics from the University of Cincinnati, an MSElectro-Optics from the University of Houston – Clear Lake, and twenty (20) US patents in the field.

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