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Signals and Systems 1

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
Coaxial Cable Unshielded Twisted 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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