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III B.Tech I Semester (RR) Supplementary Examinations, November 2011 COMMUNICATION THEORY (Information Technology) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks

1. (a) Obtain and sketch the convolutions of the following signals Y1(t)=et u(t) /(t ), and are positive constants (b) Obtain the Fourier Transform of the above signal Y1(t) using the convolution theorem of Fourier Transforms. [8+8] 2. (a) The cumulative distribution function of a random variable X is F(x) = 1-(1+ x ) ex , x 0 = 0, x < 0 Find the density function, mean and variance of X (b) A voltage v(t) which is gaussion random process has zero mean and variance 4-volts2 . Find the characteristic function and slow that all moments one zero. [10+6] 3. (a) Compare various methods of SSB. (b) A 400-W carrier is modulated on a depth of 75%. Calculate the total power in the modulated wave in [8+8] i. AM ii. DSB-SC iii. SSB-SC. 4. (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of FM over AM. (b) Explain the working of Fooster-seely discriminator for FM demodulation.[8+8] 5. (a) Give the block diagram of Adaptive delta Modulation and explain the procedure for ADM generation? (b) Discuss clearly the necessity for Linear predictor in DM and hence the improvements of it in case of ADM. [10+6] 6. (a) What is sampling? Explain the need for sampling and hence discuss various types of sampling. (b) Explain clearly the process of sampling for low pass signals and derive conditions for optimum reconstruction of signal. [8+8] 7. Prove that (a) H(X,Y) = H(X) + H(Y/X). (b) H(Y/X) H(Y) with equality if X and Y are independent. 1 of 2 [8+8]

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8. (a) Write short notes on Parity and Burst error codes giving the applications of each. (b) What are the Convolutional codes? Discuss clearly the principle of generator and detector of Convolutional codes. Bring out the Concept of Average code length. [8+8]

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