FDM Multiplexing &

Demultiplexing

Shuvodip Das
Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE,
Prime University
 Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)

FDM is an analog multiplexing technique that

combines analog signals.

Frequency-Division Multiplexing (FDM) is a technique by which the total bandwidth

available in a communication medium is divided into a series of non-overlapping frequency
sub-bands, each of which is used to carry a separate signal.
• These sub-bands can be used independently with completely different information streams, or
used dependently in the case of information sent in a parallel stream. This allows a single
transmission medium such as the radio spectrum, a cable or optical fiber to be shared by
multiple separate signals.
Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
FDM process

FDM demultiplexing
Channel