SCHOOL OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (SENSE)

Winter Semester 2020–21

Continuous Assessment Test – II
ECE4001 – Digital Communication Systems

Duration: 50 minutes Max. Marks: 30

Slot: F2 Programme: B. Tech ECE
Answer All the Questions

S. No Questions Marks

1 a) i) Find the ADM transmitter output for the signal x[n] = {0.3, 1.5, 0.7, 1.1, 2.3, 3.7, 5+5
2.8, 3.4, 2.8, 0} by considering step size 1 volt. Draw the encoded bits using polar
NRZ format.
 ii) Consider a line coded wave x(t) that uses the non-return to zero three level format.
Derive the power spectral density of the given line coded signal.

BIPOLAR Format

RA(n) = a2/2 n=0

-a2/4 n=±1
0 Otherwise

PSD= a2Tbsinc2(ftb)sin2(πftb)

1 b) i) Find the ADM transmitter output for the signal x[n] = {0.5, 1.2, 1.7, 2.1, 2.8, 3.7, 5+5
2.8, 2.2, 1.8, 0} by considering step size 1 volt. Draw the encoded bits using AMI
NRZ format.

e(nts)=[ 1,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1}

1,2,3,4,5,6, -5,-6,-7,-8

BIPOLAR format

ii) In biphase baseband signalling, binary symbol 1 is represented by the doublet pulse s(t) of
duration Tb and binary symbol 0 is represented by the negative of this pulse. Derive the power
 spectral density of biphase format.

2 a) Consider the four signals given below and apply GSOP 10

i. Determine the basis functions
ii. Represent all the signals by using basis functions.
2 b) Consider the four signals given below and apply GSOP 10
i. Determine the basis functions
ii. Represent all the signals by using basis functions.
3 a) Digital data is to be transmitted through a channel with No=10 -8 W/Hz. The channel 10
bandwidth of 1 MHz is considering for antipodal signaling scheme and binary
frequency signalling scheme. (Hint: Error function table to be permitted).
a. What is the data rate that can be supported by the channel?
b. Find the received signal power required to give P e = 10-6 at the data rate found in
part (a).

0.5 Mb/s for BPSK and 56.4mw for BPSK, 108mw for BFSK
3 b) i) Derive an expression for the probability of error Pe (1) for coherent binary 5+5
ASK system.
√
Pe(1)= -∫ ( )

Pe=1/2 erfc (sqrt Eb/4No)

ii) Binary data are transmitted at a rate of bit per second over a
microwave link. Assuming channel noise is AWGN with zero mean and
power spectral density at the receiver input is Watts per Hz, find the
average carrier power required to maintain an average probability of error
for coherent binary frequency signalling scheme, where the two
possible transmitted signals are orthogonal to each other. Determine the
minimum channel bandwidth required. (Hint: Error function table to be
permitted).
BFSK, Pe=1/2 erfc (sqrt ((Eb/2No))
 3mW and 2 MHz