OTA (Over The Air)

OTA (Over The Air)

 

OTA stands for Over The Air. In order to perform test a device with any test equipment, you need a way of connecting the device to the test equipment. OTA is a kind of method connecting a device to a test equipment. There are roughly two kinds of connection method as shown below. One is Conductive and the other one is Radiative (or OTA). Simply put, OTA is a connection method via a pair of antenna (Transmiting antenna and Recieving Antenna).

 

Conductive	Radiative / OTA

 

 

 

Actually OTA is a very complicated topic. There are many different aspect to think of. I will try to cover as many different perspective as possible as I learn and experience more.