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2009-08-31 025340 Comm Problems

The document contains solutions to multiple questions about communication channel capacity and bandwidth. Question 1a calculates the capacity of a channel with a given bandwidth and SNR to be 21,400 bps. Question 1b determines that a channel with a capacity of 80,000 bps and bandwidth of 8 KHz would require a minimum of 7 signaling levels. Question 2 explains that doubling the bandwidth of a channel produces a greater increase in capacity than doubling the SNR. Question 7 calculates that a digital signaling system operating at 9600 bps which encodes an 8-bit word would require a minimum bandwidth of 600 Hz.

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2009-08-31 025340 Comm Problems

The document contains solutions to multiple questions about communication channel capacity and bandwidth. Question 1a calculates the capacity of a channel with a given bandwidth and SNR to be 21,400 bps. Question 1b determines that a channel with a capacity of 80,000 bps and bandwidth of 8 KHz would require a minimum of 7 signaling levels. Question 2 explains that doubling the bandwidth of a channel produces a greater increase in capacity than doubling the SNR. Question 7 calculates that a digital signaling system operating at 9600 bps which encodes an 8-bit word would require a minimum bandwidth of 600 Hz.

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1(a). A communication channel has a bandwidth of 4 KHz and a SNR of 16 dB.

What
is the capacity of the channel in bps?
Answer:B.w(Bandwith ,B) = 4 khz
Sound to noise ratio SNR (S/N) = 16 db
10 log (S/N) = 16 =>log (S/N) = 1.6 =>(S/N) = 39.81
Now channel capacity C = B log2 (1+ S/N) = 4 * 10^3* log2 (1 + 39.81) =
4000* 5.35 = 21,400 bps
1(b). A communication channel has a capacity of 80,000 bps and a bandwidth of 8
KHz. How many signaling levels are required? (10 points)
Answer:Channel capacity, C = B log2 (1+ S/N) = 80,000 bps
B.w(Bandwith ,B) = 8 khz =8000 hz
So , 80,000 = 8000 log2 (1+ S/N)
=> log2 (1+ S/N) = 10
=>1+ S/N = 100 => S/N = 99
Now no. of levels required n
2n = 99
=>minimum n = 7 ( as 26 = 64 and 27 =128 .SO we cannot go below 7.)

2> Which produces a greater increase in capacity, doubling the bandwidth or


doubling the SNR ?
Answer:channel capacity C = B log2 (1+ S/N) ,where B = Bandwith ,S/N = SNR
Doubling bandwith:C(new) = 2B log2 (1+ S/N) = 2C
The capacity or data rate is doubled

Doubling SNR:C(new) = B log2 (1+ 2S/N) is approximate to B log2 (2S/N) = B log2 (2)+ B
log2 (S/N) = B +C
So doubling bandwidth causes an greater increase in SNR

7>
A digital signaling system is required to operate at 9600 bps. If a signal
element encodes an 8-bit word, what is the minimum required bandwidth
of the channel?
Answer:Using Nyquist's equation(noiseless transmission):
C = 2B log2M
We have C = 9600 bps
log2M = 8, because a signal element encodes a 8-bit word
Therefore,
C = 2B log2M
=>9600 = 2 B * 8
=> B = 9600 /16 =600
So minimum bandwidth of channel = 600 hz

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