ECE 3125 ~ ECE 3242 Practice Problems – Nov 26, 2012

Question 1: The frequency response of a matched filter is given to be

H(f) = ( 1- e-j2πfT ) / j2π f
(a) Determine the following:
i. The impulse response h(t) corresponding to the given H(f).
ii. The signal waveform to which the filter characteristic is
matched.
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(b) Obtain and sketch І H(f) І .
(c) Determine null-to-null and equivalent rectangular
bandwidths of the matched filter.

Question 2:
(a) Obtain and sketch the impulse response of the filter matched to
the pulses shown in Figure 2.1
(b) Determine and sketch the outputs of each of the matched filters

Fig. 2.1
Question 3:
Consider the received signal r(t) = s(t) + n(t) in a binary
communication system that employs antipodal signals. s(t) as shown
in Figure 3.1 and n(t) is AWGN with power-spectral density N0 /2
W/Hz.

Figure 3.1

a. Sketch the impulse response of the filter matched to s(t)

b. Sketch the output of the matched filter to the input s(t)
c. Determine the variance of the noise at the output of the matched
filter at t = 3.
d. Determine the probability of error as a function of A and No.