Anjalai Ammal Mahalingam Engineering College-Kovilvenni

Department of ECE
Cycle Test - I
Sub code: EC1351 Semester: VI ’A’
Subject : Digital Communications Staff : C.Thiruvengadam
Date : 25.01.2007 Max.Mark: 50
Time : 1.1/2 Hrs Dept : E.C.E

Part – A (10* 2 = 20)

Answer All Question
1. Define spread spectrum.
2. What are the applications of spread spectrum modulation?
3. State the properties of Maximum length sequence?
4. When is the PN sequence called as Maximal length sequence?
5. What is meant by processing gain of DS spread spectrum system?
6. What is the period of the maximum length sequence generated using 3 bit shift register?
7. Define Orthonormal basis function.
8. Write the appropriate equation which gives the symbol energy to noise ration spectrum density
ratio and processing gain of slow FH/MFSK system.
9. Write the expression which gives the jamming margin of DS – BPSK
10. Explain the term run and period with respect to PN sequence.

Part- B (3*10 = 30)

Answer Any Three

11. (i)State the properties of Maximal length sequence and explain any one property (4)
(ii)Draw the block diagram of DS Spread spectrum system transmitter and receiver,
explain the function of each block in brief. (6)
12. Derive the expression for gain in SNR obtained by the use of spread spectrum
starting from the set of Orthonormal basis function. (10)
13. Explain the principle of operation of frequency hopped M array FSK spread spectrum system(10)
14. A Pseudo noise sequence is generated using 8 bit register.The outputs of 7th and 8th bit of the
register are Ex-ored and fed to the serial input of the register.The shift register is clocked
at 10 MHz rate. Find the PN sequence length and PN sequence period. (10)