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Signals and Systems

Basra University Collage of


Science and Technology
 
Stage: 2nd class

By: A. Mohammed
Signals and Systems 1

Chapter 1
Introduction to Communication
Engineering

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?What is a communications system

Communications Systems: Systems 


designed to transmit and receive
information

Info
Info Comm Info
Info
Source
Source System Sink
Sink

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smoke signal) a( carrier pigeon) b(

semaphore telegraph) c(
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~ (t )
m
Channel
Unshielded Twisted
Coaxial Cable
Pair

fiber optic Wireless

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Output Transducer
t Transducer
• Converts electrical signal into the form
desired by the system
• Examples: Loudspeakers, PC

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Communication Resources
• Bandwidth: the range of frequencies a
channel can transmit with

-A precious and very expensive resource

• Power: Signal power P is related to the


quality of transmission

-Often measured in terms of signal-to-noise ratio

(SNR)

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