HOME WORK WEEK – 3

Name: Arun Reddy Kesara

Student ID: 111-00-1976

Q1. What is the purpose of multiplexing?

Ans: Multiplexing is a method by which multiple analog message signals or digital data
streams are combined into one signal over a shared medium. The aim is to share an expensive
resource. For example, in telecommunications, several telephone calls may be carried using one
wire. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several
higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred.

The purpose of multiplexing is to provide a model where two end points can reach open
multiple full duplex connections to the other endpoint in an environment where only one of the
endpoints is able to open such a bidirectional connection using some other facility.(e.g, a TCP
connection.)

Q2. What is TDM?

Ans: Time-division multiplexing (TDM) is a type of multiplexing technique in which two or
more signals or bit streams are transferred simultaneously as sub-channels in one communication
channel, each having a very short duration. A sample byte or data block of sub-channel 1 is
transmitted during timeslot 1, sub-channel 2 during timeslot 2, etc. Each individual data stream
is reassembled at the receiving end based on the timing.

Q3. What is FDM?

Ans: Frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) is a technique in which many signals are
combined for transmission on a single communication line or channel. Each signal is assigned a
different frequency (sub-channel) within the main channel.

Q4. If you were buying a multiplexer, what would you choose either TDM or FDM? Why?
Ans: I would prefer FDM by considering the following few advantages.

• TDM divides the channel into multiple, but smaller frequency ranges to accommodate
more users, while TDM divides a channel by allocating a time period for each
channel.
• In FDM, each signal uses some of the bandwidth all of the time so that many users
can have their conversations at the same time.