An implementation of a 5.25 GHz transceiver for high data rate wireless applications

Abstract

The desire for transmission of high data rate information across wireless channels has grown immensely over the past decade. Wireless devices available today including mobile phones, wireless local area networks (WLANs) and Bluetooth radios have realized a wide variety of applications at data rates ranging from 10s of kbit/s to 10s of Mbit/s. Mobile telephone design strives for large transmit distances, Bluetooth technology enables communication between two close range devices, and wireless LAN strives to achieve a high data rate wireless link within an office or home environment. This link is traditionally implemented through a central access point that communicates with one or more workstations. Due to the large number of applications demanding high speed wireless links, the aspiration for even higher data rates is prevalent.