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Target Group Students who are reading for Diploma/Degree in Electronic and
Telecommunication Engineering.
Labotory Practicals Strictly you have to attend your own Lab groups. Attending
Important
Important
• Marks will reduce according to the department assignment policy
• Zero marks will be given for plagiarism.
• Write on your own words.
• Clear and brief answers with no unnecessary details will gain maximum marks.
Guidelines
• You may need to refer study materials in addition to given course materials.
• State your references (other than giving references.)
• Write your answers in point form.
Activity 1
4) ITU, IEEE and TIA are three leading global organizations who responsible for
telecommunication standards. List their roles and responsibilities.
Explain the role of standards in achieving interoperability
Activity 2
1) Draw a block diagram of the general communication system and explain the functions
of each block.
Activity 3
2) Compare and contrast TDM and FDM. Differentiate FDM and OFDM.
Activity 4
1) G.711 is the codec used for voice transmission on telecommunication network. State
specification of this codec and calculate the bandwidth.
3) A Digital E1 carrier frame uses 8-bit time slots and repeats at every 125 μsec.
(i) Draw the frame structure of E1 digital carrier.
(ii) Calculate the size of a single frame in bits.
(iii)Calculate the bit rate of E1 carrier
4) Briefly explains the terms Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) and Synchronous
Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and identify the basic differences between these 2
techniques.