About the Authors

Steve Gorshe

Steve Gorshe is a Distinguished Engineer in the CTO organization of PMC-Sierra, Inc., where his work since 2000 has included technology development and telecommunications standards. He received his BSEE from the University of Idaho (1980) and both his MSEE (1982) and PhD (2002) degrees from Oregon State University. Since 1983, he has worked in product development, applied research, and systems architecture of telecommunications access and transport systems. His standards activity includes over 300 contributions across six standards bodies, serving as technical editor for nine North American and international standards, and currently serving as Associate Rapporteur for the Q11 group of ITU-T Study Group 15.

Steve is a Fellow of the IEEE. His IEEE activities include Communications Magazine Editor-in-Chief (2010–2012), Associate Editor-in-Chief (2006–2009), and Broadband Access Series co-editor (1999–2006). He has also served as the IEEE Communications Society Director of Magazines and Chair of the Transmission, Access and Optical Systems Technical Committee.

Steve has 37 patents issued or pending, over 24 published papers, and is co-author of two textbooks and co-author of chapters in three other textbooks.

Arvind R. Raghavan

Arvind R. Raghavan heads research and development at Blue Clover Devices, where he is involved with the design and implementation of innovative products for the Internet of Things, with current emphasis on Bluetooth Low Energy ...

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