Topic 4
Data/Signal Encoding Techniques
Terms
Unipolar
All signal elements have same sign
Polar
One logic state represented by positive voltage the
other by negative voltage
Data rate
Rate of data transmission in bits per second
Duration or length of a bit
Time taken for transmitter to emit the bit
Interpreting Signals
Need to know
Timing of bits - when they start and end
Signal levels
Factors affecting successful interpreting of signals
Signal to noise ratio
Data rate
Bandwidth
Comparison of Encoding Schemes
Signal Spectrum
Clocking
Error detection
Signal interference and noise immunity
Cost and complexity
Digital Data, Digital Signal
Nonreturn to Zero-Level (NRZ-L)
Nonreturn to Zero Inverted (NRZI)
Bipolar -AMI
Pseudoternary
Manchester
Differential Manchester
B8ZS
HDB3
Digital Data, Analog Signal
Public telephone system
300Hz to 3400Hz
Use modem (modulator-demodulator)
Amplitude shift keying (ASK)
Frequency shift keying (FSK)
Phase shift keying (PK)
Analog Data, Digital Signal
Digitization
Conversion of analog data into digital data
Digital data can then be transmitted using NRZ-L
Digital data can then be transmitted using code other
than NRZ-L
Digital data can then be converted to analog signal
Analog to digital conversion done using a codec
Pulse code modulation
Delta modulation
Analog Data, Analog Signals
Why modulate analog signals?
Higher frequency can give more efficient
transmission
Permits frequency division multiplexing (chapter 8)
Types of modulation
Amplitude
Frequency
Phase