Digital Communication LAB
Experiment No. (1)
Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)
Experiment Aims:
To perform the Time Division Multiplexing using Matlab Simulink.
Introduction:
Time-division multiplexing (TDM) is a method of transmitting and receiving
independent signals over a common signal path by means of synchronized
switches at each end of the transmission line so that each signal appears on the
line only a fraction of time in an alternating pattern. It can be used when the bit
rate of the transmission medium exceeds that of the signal to be transmitted.
This form of signal multiplexing was developed
in telecommunications for telegraphy systems in the late 19th century, but
found its most common application in digital telephony in the second half of the
20th century.
TDM is widely used in digital communication systems to increase the efficiency
of the transmitting medium.
Figure (1): composition of a 2-channel PAM/TDM
Procedure:
1. Switch on the computer and click on the MATLAB icon.
2. Open a new Simulink model.
3. Arrange the functional blocks as shown in figure (3).
4. Assign the parameters for the message signal1 block:
amplitude= 1, frequency =2*pi*10 (rad/sec), sample time=0.001
and the message signal2 block: amplitude=2, frequency=
2*pi*20.
5. Assign the parameters for the analog filter (LPF1) and (LPF2)
as shown in figure (2).
6. Display and draw the output signals at the scopes and comment
on the results.
Figure (2) Low Pass Filter parameters
Figure (3): Simulink Model of TDM Transmitter and Receiver
Discussion:
1. How TDM differ from FDM?
2. What type of filter is used at receiver end in TDM system?
3. What are the applications of TDM?
4. Is the bandwidth requirement for TDM & FDM will be same?