MOBILE, WIRELESS AND

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE, WIRELESS AND DIGITAL
COMMUNICATION
Overview of a Communication System
 Wireless Communication

 Communication Systems - Wired or Wireless

 medium - Guided or Unguided.

 Wireless Communication – Mobile communication

 Some of the commonly used Wireless Communication Systems in our day – to – day
life are: Mobile Phones, GPS, Receivers, Remote Controls, Bluetooth, Audio and Wi-Fi
etc.
 Wired vs Wireless Communication?

 The primary and important benefit of wireless communication is mobility.

 There are numerous advantages of Wireless Communication Technology, Wireless
Networking and Wireless Systems over Wired Communication like Cost, Mobility,
Ease of Installation, and Reliability etc.

 The most concerning disadvantages are Interference, Security and Health.

Digital Communication Systems
 Advantages of digital communication

 Can withstand channel noise and distortion better

 Regenerative repeaters prevent accumulation of noise along the path

 Digital hardware implementation is flexible

 Digital signals can be coded to yield extremely low error rates, high fidelity as well as privacy

 Digital communication is inherently more efficient in than analog in realizing the exchange of SNR for
bandwidth

 It is easier and more efficient to multiplex several digital signals

 Digital signal storage is relatively easy and inexpensive

 Cost of digital hardware continues to decrease while performance and capacity increase
Types of Wireless Communication Systems

 Wireless Communication Systems provide different services like video conferencing,

cellular telephone, paging, TV, Radio etc.

 Due to the need for variety of communication services, different types of Wireless
Communication Systems are developed.

 Some of the important Wireless Communication Systems available today are:

Television and Radio Broadcasting, Satellite Communication, Radar, Mobile Telephone

System (Cellular Communication), Global Positioning System (GPS), Infrared
Communication, WLAN (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Paging, Cordless Phones, Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
Types of Wireless Communication Systems

 Wireless Communication systems can be again classified as Simplex, Half Duplex and Full Duplex.

 Simplex communication is one way communication. An example is Radio broadcast system.

 Half Duplex is two way communication but not simultaneous one. An example is walkie – talkie (civilian
band radio).

 Full Duplex is also two way communication and it is a simultaneous one. Best example for full duplex is
mobile phones.

 The wireless networks may be limited to a building, an office

campus, a city, a small regional area (greater than a city) or
might have global coverage.
Types of Wireless Communication Systems