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Fifth Semester

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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2011

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

EC 2311 COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

(Regulation 2008)
Time : Three hours

Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions

PART A (10 2 = 20 marks)

Write down the basic principle used in super heterodyne receivers?

2.

Draw the frequency spectrum of the amplitude modulated signal

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1.

s (t ) = 5 cos 2 10 5 t + 3 cos 2 10 5 t 5 cos 2 10 3 t .

What is meant by the term aliasing?

4.

How is PPM obtained from PWM?

5.

Define entropy.

6.

Draw the NRZ signaling format of given binary sequence 1101001.

7.

Briefly explain the multiple access technique used in satellite link.

8.

Mention the applications

communication.

9.

Write down the uplink and downlink frequencies used in satellite

communication systems.

10.

Mention the types of sources and detectors used in optical fiber

communication systems.

3.

multiple

access

technique

in

wired

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PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)

(a)

(i)

Explain a method of generation of an amplitude modulated

signal and sketch the time domain waveform of message, carrier
and modulated signals.

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(ii)

(b)

Derive the power relationship of Amplitude modulated signal. (6)

Or

(i)

Explain the generation of frequency modulated signal using

reactance modulation scheme with neat diagram.
(10)

(ii)

Describe the relationship between FM and PM.

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(10)

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(a)

(i)

With neat sketch Explain the generation of Delta Modulated

signal and derive the expression for SNR.
(12)

(ii)
it.

State the drawbacks of DM and suggest a method to overcome

(4)
Or

Briefly describe the concept of QAM and draw the constellation

diagram of 16 QAM.
(6)

(i)

Write in detail the procedure of Shannon-Fano coding scheme. (8)

(ii)

(a)

Explain the QPSK modulation schemes with its constellation

diagram.
(10)

(ii)

13.

(i)

Apply the above method to a source which generates symbols

x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 with the probabilities 1/8, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8
respectively and determine the coding efficiency.
(8)

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(b)

Or

(a)

Compare the coding schemes HDBP and MBnB codes in terms of

bandwidth, SNR and transmission efficiency.
(10)

(ii)
14.

(i)

Describe Bandwidth SNR trade off.

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(b)

(6)

With neat block diagram explain the Frequency Division Multiple

Access Technique. Discuss its application in communication.

(b)

Or

Compare the performance of CDMA with FDMA and TDMA.

(i)

Draw the block diagram of satellite link and explain.

(ii)

(a)

Explain the application of CDMA in wireless communication. (10)

(ii)
15.

(i)

Write a brief note on INSAT.

(6)
(10)
(6)

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Or
(i)

Describe the principle of operation of power line carrier

communication.
(8)

(ii)

Draw the block diagram of optical fiber communication link and

explain.
(8)

(b)

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