Chapter 6

Bandwidth Utilization:
Multiplexing and
Spreading
6.1

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Note

Bandwidth utilization is the wise use of

available bandwidth to achieve
specific goals.
goals
Efficiency can be achieved by
multiplexing; privacy and anti-jamming
can be achieved by spreading.

6.2

6-1 MULTIPLEXING
Whenever the bandwidth of a medium linking two
d i
devices
i greater
is
t than
th
th bandwidth
the
b d idth needs
d off the
th
devices, the link can be shared.
shared. Multiplexing is the set
off techniques
t h i
th t allows
that
ll
th
the
simultaneous
i lt
transmission of multiple signals across a single data
li
link
link.
k. As
A data
d t andd telecommunications
t l
i ti
use increases,
i
so
does traffic.
traffic.
Topics discussed in this section:
Frequency-Division
q
y
Multiplexing
p
g
Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing
Statistical Time-Division Multiplexing
6.3

Figure 6.1 Dividing a link into channels

6.4

Figure 6.2 Categories of multiplexing

6.5

Figure 6.3 Frequency-division multiplexing

6.6

Note

FDM is an analog multiplexing technique

that combines analog signals.

6.7

Figure 6.4 FDM process

6.8

Figure 6.5 FDM demultiplexing example

6.9

Example 6.1
Assume that a voice channel occupies a bandwidth of 4
kHz. We need to combine three voice channels into a link
with a bandwidth of 12 kHz, from 20 to 32 kHz. Show the
configuration, using the frequency domain. Assume there
are no guard bands.
Solution
We shift (modulate) each of the three voice channels to a
different bandwidth,
bandwidth as shown in Figure 6.6.
6 6 We use the
20- to 24-kHz bandwidth for the first channel, the 24- to
28 kHz bandwidth for the second channel,
28-kHz
channel and the 2828 to
32-kHz bandwidth for the third one. Then we combine
them as shown in Figure 6.6.
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6.10

Figure 6.6 Example 6.1

6.11

Example 6.2
Five channels,
channels each with a 100-kHz
100 kHz bandwidth,
bandwidth are to be
multiplexed together. What is the minimum bandwidth of
the link if there is a need for a guard band of 10 kHz
between the channels to prevent interference?
Solution
For five channels, we need at least four guard bands.
This means that the required
q
bandwidth is at least
5 100 + 4 10 = 540 kHz,
as shown in Figure
g
6.7.
6.12

Figure 6.7 Example 6.2

6.13

Example 6.3
Four data channels (digital),
(digital) each transmitting at 1
Mbps, use a satellite channel of 1 MHz. Design an
appropriate configuration,
configuration using FDM.
FDM
Solution
The satellite channel is analog.
g We divide it into ffour
channels, each channel having a 250-kHz bandwidth.
Each digital
g
channel off 1 Mbps
p is modulated such that
each 4 bits is modulated to 1 Hz. One solution is 16-QAM
modulation. Figure
g
6.8 shows one ppossible configuration.
fg
6.14

Figure 6.8 Example 6.3

6.15

Figure 6.9 Analog hierarchy

6.16

Example 6.4
The Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) uses two
bands The first band of 824 to 849 MHz is used for
bands.
sending, and 869 to 894 MHz is used for receiving.
Each user has a bandwidth of 30 kHz in each direction.
direction
How many people can use their cellular phones
simultaneously?
Solution
Each band is 25 MHz. If we divide 25 MHz by 30 kHz, we
get 833.33. In reality, the band is divided into 832
channels. Of these, 42 channels are used for control,
which means only 790 channels are available for cellular
phone users.
6.17

Figure 6.10 Wavelength-division multiplexing

6.18

Note

WDM is an analog multiplexing

technique to combine optical signals.

6.19

Figure 6.11 Prisms in wavelength-division multiplexing and demultiplexing

6.20

Figure 6.12 TDM

6.21

Note

TDM is a digital multiplexing technique

for combining several low-rate
channels
h
l into
i t one high-rate
hi h t one.

6.22

Figure 6.13 Synchronous time-division multiplexing

6.23

Note

In synchronous TDM, the data rate

of the link is n times faster, and the unit
duration is n times shorter.

6.24

Example 6.5
In Figure 6.13, the data rate for each input connection is
3 kbps. If 1 bit at a time is multiplexed (a unit is 1 bit),
what is the duration of (a) each input slot, (b) each output
slot,
l andd (c)
( ) each
h frame?
f
?
Solution
We can answer the questions as follows:
a. The data rate of each input connection is 1 kbps. This
means that the bit duration is 1/1000 s or 1 ms. The
duration of the input time slot is 1 ms (same as bit
duration).
6.25

Example 6.5 (continued)

b. The duration of each output time slot is one-third of

the input time slot. This means that the duration of the
output time slot is 1/3 ms.
c. Each frame carries three output time slots. So the
duration of a frame is 3 1/3 ms, or 1 ms. The
duration of a frame is the same as the duration of an
input unit.

6.26

Example 6.6
Figure 6.14 shows synchronous TDM with a data stream
f each
for
h input
i
t andd one data
d t stream
t
f the
for
th output.
t t The
Th
unit of data is 1 bit. Find (a) the input bit duration, (b)
th output
the
t t bit duration,
d ti
( ) the
(c)
th output
t t bit rate,
t andd (d) the
th
output frame rate.
Solution
We can answer the questions as follows:
a. The input bit duration is the inverse of the bit rate:
1/1 Mbps = 1 s.
b. The output bit duration is one-fourth of the input bit
d
duration,
i
or s.
6.27

Example 6.6 (continued)

c. The output
p bit rate is the inverse off the output
p bit
duration or 1/(4s) or 4 Mbps. This can also be
deduced ffrom the ffact that the output
p rate is 4 times as
fast as any input rate; so the output rate = 4 1 Mbps
= 4 Mbps.
p
d. The fframe rate is always
y the same as anyy input
p rate. So
the frame rate is 1,000,000 frames per second.
Because we are sendingg 4 bits in each fframe,, we can
verify the result of the previous question by
multiplying
p y g the frame
f
rate byy the number off bits per
p
frame.
6.28

Figure 6.14 Example 6.6

6.29

Example 6.7
Four 1-kbps connections are multiplexed together. A unit
is 1 bit. Find (a) the duration of 1 bit before multiplexing,
(b) the transmission rate of the link, (c) the duration of a
time slot, and (d) the duration of a frame.
Solution
S
l ti
We can answer the questions as follows:
a. The
Th duration
d ti off 1 bit before
b f
multiplexing
lti l i is
i 1 / 1 kbps,
kb
or 0.001 s (1 ms).
b. The rate of the link is 4 times the rate of a connection,
or 4 kbps.
kb
6.30

Example 6.7 (continued)

c. Th
The duration
d ti
off each
h time
ti
slot
l t is
i one-fourth
f th off the
th
duration of each bit before multiplexing, or 1/4 ms or
250 s. Note
N t that
th t we can also
l calculate
l l t this
thi from
f
th
the
data rate of the link, 4 kbps. The bit duration is the
i
inverse
off the
th data
d t rate,
t or 1/4 kbps
kb or 250 s.
d Th
d.
The duration
d ti off a frame
f
i always
is
l
th same as the
the
th
duration of a unit before multiplexing, or 1 ms. We
can also
l calculate
l l t this
thi in
i another
th way. Each
E h frame
f
i
in
this case has four time slots. So the duration of a
f
frame
i 4 times
is
ti
250 s, or 1 ms.
6.31

Figure 6.15 Interleaving

6.32

Example 6.8
Four channels are multiplexed using TDM. If each
channel sends 100 bytes /s and we multiplex 1 byte per
channel, show the frame traveling on the link, the size of
the frame, the duration of a frame, the frame rate, and
the bit rate for the link.
Solution
S
l i
The multiplexer is shown in Figure 6.16. Each frame
carries
i 1 byte
b from
f
each
h channel;
h
l the
h size
i off each
h frame,
f
therefore, is 4 bytes, or 32 bits. Because each channel is
sending
di 100 bytes/s
b
/ andd a frame
f
carries
i 1 byte
b from
f
each
h
channel, the frame rate must be 100 frames per second.
Th bit
The
bi rate is
i 100 32,
32 or 3200 bps.
b
6.33

Figure 6.16 Example 6.8

6.34

Example 6.9
A multiplexer combines four 100-kbps channels using a
time slot of 2 bits. Show the output with four arbitrary
inputs. What is the frame rate? What is the frame
duration? What is the bit rate? What is the bit duration?
Solution
Figure
g
6.17 shows the output
p ffor ffour arbitraryy inputs.
p
The link carries 50,000 frames per second. The frame
duration is therefore
f
1/50,000 s or 20
s. The fframe rate
is 50,000 frames per second, and each frame carries 8
bits; the bit rate is 50,000 8 = 400,000 bits or 400 kbps.
p
The bit duration is 1/400,000 s, or 2.5 s.
6.35

Figure 6.17 Example 6.9

6.36

Figure 6.18 Empty slots

6.37

Figure 6.19 Multilevel multiplexing

6.38

Figure 6.20 Multiple-slot multiplexing

6.39

Figure 6.21 Pulse stuffing

6.40

Figure 6.22 Framing bits

6.41

Example 6.10
We have four sources, each creating 250 characters per
second If the interleaved unit is a character and 1
second.
synchronizing bit is added to each frame, find (a) the data
rate of each source
source, (b) the duration of each character in
each source, (c) the frame rate, (d) the duration of each
frame (e) the number of bits in each frame,
frame,
frame and (f) the
data rate of the link.
Solution
We can answer the qquestions as ffollows:
a. The data rate of each source is 250 8 = 2000 bps = 2
kbps.
p
6.42

Example 6.10 (continued)

b. Each source sends 250 characters per second;
therefore, the duration of a character is 1/250 s, or
4 ms.
c. Each frame has one character from each source,
which means the link needs to send 250 frames per
second to keep the transmission rate of each source.
d. The duration of each frame is 1/250 s, or 4 ms. Note
that the duration of each frame is the same as the
duration of each character coming from each source.
e. Each frame carries 4 characters and 1 extra
synchronizing bit. This means that each frame is
4 8 + 1 = 33 bits.
6.43

Example 6.11
Two channels, one with a bit rate of 100 kbps and
another with a bit rate of 200 kbps,
kbps are to be multiplexed.
multiplexed
How this can be achieved? What is the frame rate? What
is the frame duration? What is the bit rate of the link?
Solution
S
l i
We can allocate one slot to the first channel and two slots
to the
h secondd channel.
h
l Each
h frame
f
carries
i 3 bits.
bi The
h
frame rate is 100,000 frames per second because it carries
1 bit
bi from
f
the
h first
fi
channel.
h
l The
Th bit
bi rate is
i 100,000
100 000
frames/s 3 bits per frame, or 300 kbps.
6.44

Figure 6.23 Digital hierarchy

6.45

Table 6.1 DS and T line rates

6.46

Figure 6.24 T-1 line for multiplexing telephone lines

6.47

Figure 6.25 T-1 frame structure

6.48

Table 6.2 E line rates

6.49

Figure 6.26 TDM slot comparison

6.50

6-1 SPREAD SPECTRUM

In spread spectrum (SS), we combine signals from
different sources to fit into a larger bandwidth,
bandwidth but our
goals are to prevent eavesdropping and jamming
jamming.. To
achieve these goals,
goals spread spectrum techniques add
redundancy..
redundancy

Topics discussed in this section:

Frequency
q
y Hopping
pp g Spread
p
Spectrum
p
((FHSS))
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Synchronous (DSSS)

6.51

Figure 6.27 Spread spectrum

6.52

Figure 6.28 Frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS)

6.53

Figure 6.29 Frequency selection in FHSS

6.54

Figure 6.30 FHSS cycles

6.55

Figure 6.31 Bandwidth sharing

6.56

Figure 6.32 DSSS

6.57

Figure 6.33 DSSS example

6.58