Practical RF Systems Design and Testing for 5G Wireless Communications and Beyond

2. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-394-44961-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten

Combines theoretical foundations with hands-on verification techniques, enabling readers to move seamlessly from concept to implementation

As wireless systems advance into the 5G and emerging 6G era, RF engineers face growing complexity in millimeter-wave systems, massive MIMO, intelligent surfaces, and stringent performance verification requirements. This book provides a rigorous, practice-oriented framework that bridges foundational RF theory with real-world implementation.

The text delivers a comprehensive, application-focused treatment of the complete RF signal chain, from wireless system fundamentals and transmission lines to essential RF building blocks, including low-noise amplifiers, mixers, filters, synthesizers, oscillators, and power amplifiers. A dedicated chapter addresses high-efficiency power amplifier design, covering Doherty architectures, efficiency enhancement strategies, linearization techniques, and implementation considerations for 5G transmitters. Additional chapters examine receiver architectures, antenna design and measurement, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), and analog, digital, and hybrid beamforming techniques that define modern wireless infrastructure.

A distinguishing feature of the book is its strong emphasis on RF measurement and compliance. Readers gain practical guidance on RF instrumentation, including VNA calibration, spectrum and signal analyzers, noise figure measurement, and power measurement. Structured Radio Performance Verification (RPV) procedures for 5G NR transmitters and receivers, including over-the-air testing, are presented in a clear, systematic format. The integration of design principles with verification methodology makes the book especially valuable for engineers engaged in research, product development, validation, and manufacturing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haroun, Ibrahim A.

Naraine, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Drahtlostechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Elektrotechnik

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Ibrahim A. Haroun brings more than 30 years of experience in RF system design and development across leading organizations, including Bell-Northern Research, Nortel Networks, Japan Radio Co., Ltd., Ericsson, Syntronic R&D Canada, and the Communications Research Centre Canada. He served as a full-time lecturer at the Marine Institute of Memorial University and as a contract instructor at Carleton University, where he taught courses related to RF and microwave engineering. He also served as an adjunct research professor at Carleton University and the University of Western Ontario. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University, is a Senior Member of IEEE, and has published and presented internationally. He is the author of Essentials of RF Front-End Design and Testing (Wiley–IEEE Press, 2024).

Mr. Patrick Naraine earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His graduate research focused on the design and development of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) filters for high-frequency satellite applications. He served as technical payload manager for Canada’s first remote Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite developed for the Canadian Space Agency in 1996. He later joined Nortel Telecoms Network, where he led RF system design initiatives for AMPS, TDMA, and EDGE cellular base station transceivers. From 1999 to 2002, he contributed to the system design, testing, and deployment of the first US commercial fixed wireless voice and high-speed Internet system using OFDM-modulated signals at AT&T Wireless. He subsequently joined Skyworks Inc., where he played a key role in the design and deployment of the company’s first series of high-efficiency Doherty power amplifiers, now widely deployed in 4G and 5G cellular base stations. He has published numerous technical articles and holds multiple Canadian and US patents covering innovative RF components and system implementations.