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Advanced Digital Communication Exam 2011

This document contains a past exam for an Advanced Digital Communication course. It includes 8 questions covering various topics in digital communications such as: 1) The objectives of analog and digital transmission and how impairments can be eliminated or minimized in each. 2) Drawing block diagrams of digital communication systems and PCM systems. 3) Calculating channel capacity and maximum symbol rates for error-free transmission over voice grade channels. 4) Deriving expressions for power spectral densities of various digital modulation formats. 5) Encoding bit streams using different encoding schemes like NRZ, Manchester, and differential encoding. 6) Explaining concepts like correlative coding, duo-binary coding, and adaptive subband

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Advanced Digital Communication Exam 2011

This document contains a past exam for an Advanced Digital Communication course. It includes 8 questions covering various topics in digital communications such as: 1) The objectives of analog and digital transmission and how impairments can be eliminated or minimized in each. 2) Drawing block diagrams of digital communication systems and PCM systems. 3) Calculating channel capacity and maximum symbol rates for error-free transmission over voice grade channels. 4) Deriving expressions for power spectral densities of various digital modulation formats. 5) Encoding bit streams using different encoding schemes like NRZ, Manchester, and differential encoding. 6) Explaining concepts like correlative coding, duo-binary coding, and adaptive subband

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USN
First Semester [Link]. Degree Examination,

December 2011

Advanced Digital C~mmunication


Time: 3 hrs.

Max. Marks: 100

Note: Answer any FIVE full questions.


1 a.

b.
c.

a.
b.

What is the objective of analog and digital transmission? What are the transmission
impairments? Explain using block diagrams, how they can be eliminated/minimized in
analog and digital transmission.
(10 Marks)
Draw a block diagram for a digital communication system and explain the various signal
processing operations, in detail.
(08 Marks)
Assume the size of an uncompressed text file as 1 megabyte. How long does it take to
download the file over a 32 kilobit/second modem?
(02 Marks)
Draw the frequency spectrum for the following signal :
x(t) = 10cos(40001tt).cos(10001tt)
(03 Marks)
How the codeword length is assigned in Huffman coding? A discrete memory less source
emits one of five symbols in a statistically independent sequenc~. The symbol probabilities
1
1
111
are S, = - ; S2 = -;
S3 = -; S4 = ; S, = -. Compute the entropy of the source,

c.

..o

16

16

codewords of the Huffman code for the source, the average codeword length and the coding
efficiency.
(11 Marks)
Compute the codeword to be transmitted for the information sequence 1010 using
XS + X4 + X + 1 as the generator polynomial.
(06 Marks)

Draw the block diagram of a PCM system and explain briefly the various signal processing
operations.
(10 Marks)
b. State and explain Nyquist theorem and Shannon channel capacity formula.
(04 Marks)
c. Alphanumeric data are entered into a computer from a remote terminal through voice grade
telephone channel. The channel has a bandwidth of 3.4 KHz and output signed-to-noise ratio
of20 dB. The terminal has a total of 128 symbols.
i)
Calculate the channel capacity
ii)
Calculate the maximum symbol rate for which error free transmission over the channel
is possible.
(06 Marks)

a.

Derive an expression for the power spectral density of NRZ unipolar format. With suitable
diagrams and equations, explain briefly the power spectra of NRZ unipolar, NRZ polar,
NRZ bipolar and Manchester formats.
(12 Marks)
b. Draw a block diagram for a baseband binary PAM data transmission system. Derive an
expression for the output and discuss about IS!.
(08 Marks)

a.

a.

'0

Encode the bit stream 101011100 using unipolar NRZ, polar NRZ, NRZ inverted
(differential encoding), Bipolar, Manchester and differential Manchester encoding.(06 Marks)
b. Compare PCM, DM and DPCM.
(08 Marks)
c. Consider a speech signal with a maximum frequency of 3.4 KHz and maximum amplitude
of 1 volt. This speech signal is applied to a delta modulator whose bit rate is set at
20 kilobits per second. Discuss the choice of an appropriate step size for the modulator.
(06 Marks)
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a.
b.

What is meant by correlative coding?


(02 Marks)
The binary data 001101001 are applied to the input of a duo binary system. Construct the
duo binary coder output and the corresponding receiver output. Assume that a precoder
(start bit 0) is used.
(06 Marks)
c. Explain the concept of adaptive subband coding, using a neat block diagram.
(08 Marks)
d. A binary PAM wave is to be transmitted over lowpass channel with an absolute maximum
bandwidth of 75 KHz. The bit duration is 10 microseconds. Find a raised cosine spectrum
that satisfies these requirements.
(04 Marks)

a.
b.

Explain briefly adaptive equalization, using a diagram.


(04 Marks)
Describe the operation of a DPCM transmitter and receiver, using relevant block diagrams.

c.

A binary wave using polar signaling is generated by representing symbol 1 by a pulse of


+ 1 volt and symbol 0 by a pulse -..:..-1 volts; pulse duration is equal to the bit duration. The
signal is applied to a lowpass RC filter. Construct the eye pattern for the filter output for the
following sequences. Show the input, output and eye pattern.
i)
Alternate 1s and Os
ii) A long sequence at 1s followed by a long sequence of Os.
Assume a bit rate of 2fo bits per/sec.
(06 Marks)

(10 Marks)

8
a.
b.
c.
d.

Write short notes on the following:


Digital hierarchy
QAM modulator/demodulator
Tl frame and super frame format
Light wave transmission with fiber optic link.

*****

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(20 Marks)

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