ECE 3125 / ECE 3242

Practice Problems
Feb 29, 2012

1: Consider a signal x(t) with PSD as shown below

Gx(f)

f (kHz)

-17.5 -7.5 0 7.5 17.5

Calculate its

(i) 3-db (or half-power) bandwidth

(ii) equivalent rectangular bandwidth

2. Define the following terms and their significance in communication systems.

(i) Energy spectral density

(ii) Power spectral Density
(iii) Autocorrelation function

3. Consider a RC LPF with input x(t) and output y(t). Calculate the following.

(i) Input PSD and the normalized input power

(iii) Output PSD and the normalized output power

The input to filter is: x(t) = 0.5 + 1.5 cos 2πf0t + 0.5 sin 2πf0t. Assume that the
3-db cut-off frequency of the filter is 1.5 f0.
4. Calculate the energy and energy spectral density of the signal

x(t) = 5 exp (-3t) ; t ≥ 0

5. Explain, why the FT of an autocorrelation function must be non-negative.

6. Calculate the average power of the signal x(t) with autocorrelation function

50 - 5│τ│ -10 ≤ τ ≤ 10

Rx(τ) = {

0 elsewhere

7. Show that the function Gx(f) = exp[-2π(f2 – 10)] qualifies to represent the
PSD function of a signal x(t).

8. Calculate the average power of the signal x(t) with PSD function as given in
Q7

Note: You may use the following