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FOUR YEAR B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION _ APRIL 2016,

SIXTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
DIGiTAL COMMUNICATIONS(DCM)
(scHEME - 2013)

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 70

Question No.1 is Compulsory and it must be answered first in Sequence at

one place only.

Answer any FOUR from the remaining.

. Question No.l Carries 10 marks and reaming question carry 15 marks each.

1. (a) What is Nyquist rate?

(b) What are the advantages of Duo'binary PAM systems?
(c) In an system two sinusoidal waves of the same amplitude
but different frequencies are used to represent binary symbols 0 and 1.
(d) Differentiate between linear block codes and convolutional codes.
(e) What is the advantage of a spread spectrum technique?
(0 Define FSK modulation.
(g) What is CDMA?
(h) Define Quadrature amplitude modulation.
(i) Mention the advantages of FDM.
6) What are the advantages of QPSK

2. (a) With a neat diagram explain the principle of working of a sample and
hold circuit . List out its applications. (7)

(b) Show that ; ,tnC) = f, i*@/s) Where r(t) is a signal band limited
R=" a n=-q

to fr,,x(f) is the spectrum of r(t)and f"=*=2ft

oT" isthe Nyquist sampling

rate. (8)

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3. (a) what is the main draw back in Duo-binary sampling and how can you
over come the above. (7)
(b) Explain about M-ary signaling scheme with a neat d.iagram. (B)

4. (a) What is meant by forlvard error correcting codes? State its advantages. (5)
(b) Find all code vectors for a (6,8) block code whose generator matrix is

Ir0001 1l

,=lo 1010 1l

lo 0111 ol

and also find parity check matrix and s how how an error can be detected
and corrected. (10)

5. (a) Binary data has to be transmitted over a telephone that has usable Band
width of 3000H2. a maximum achievable noise power ratio 6dB at its
output. Determine maximum signaling rate and the probability of error if
a coherent ASK scheme is used for transmitting binary data through the
channel. If the data rate is maintained at 300 bits/sec. Calculate the error
of probability. (8)
(b) Explain about QPSK transmitter with a neat diagram. (7)

6. (a) Expiain Non'coherent ASK receiver and derive the expression for error
probability. i (8)
(b) Write down the modulation wave forms for transmitting binary
information over base band channels for the following modulation
schemes (i) ASK (ii) FSK (ii| PSK. (7)

7. (a) Explain about (il FDMA and (ii) CDMA. (8)

(b) -
Discuss about DS spread spectrum with a diagram. (7)

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