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ECE 461/561-001: Communication Systems Design: R TT E T T E T E T

This document is a midterm exam for an ECE communication systems design course. It consists of 6 questions testing knowledge of linear modulation, angle modulation, bandwidth calculations, probability density functions, and cumulative distribution functions. The exam is due to be submitted through the university's online learning system by 15:40 on February 18, 2021.

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ECE 461/561-001: Communication Systems Design: R TT E T T E T E T

This document is a midterm exam for an ECE communication systems design course. It consists of 6 questions testing knowledge of linear modulation, angle modulation, bandwidth calculations, probability density functions, and cumulative distribution functions. The exam is due to be submitted through the university's online learning system by 15:40 on February 18, 2021.

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ECE 461/561-001: Communication Systems Design

Winter 2021 Midterm Exam 2

2/18/2021 14:00 – 15:30

D2L Dropbox close at 15:40

Name: PSU ID#:

1. (5 points) Please answer the following questions:

(1) Which below is a linear modulation ________

a: Angle Modulation c: Amplitude Modulation

b: Frequency Modulation d: Phase Modulation

(2) For frequency modulation, _______ of x ( t ) is linear to the signal s ( t ) .

a: Amplitude c: Instantaneous frequency

b: Excess phase d: None of above

(3) Which below is the FM Modulation Index? ______ (choose from below)

a:  = f max / f m c:  = max

b:  = f m / f max d: ma = min s ( t ) / Ac

(4) For frequency modulation, “narrow-band” is for deviation ratio ( D = f max / B ) _________

a: D 1 c: D 1
b: D = 1 d: D = 10

(5) which of the following statements is not correct ________?

a: Two random processes x(t) and y(t) are uncorrelated if

Rxy (t , t +  ) = E  x (t ) y (t +  ) = E  x (t ) E  y (t +  ) .

b: Two random processes x(t) and y(t) are orthogonal if

Rxy ( ) = 0 .

c: Two WSS random processes x(t) and y(t) are joint stationarily in white sense if

Rxy (t , t +  ) = Rxy ( ) .

d: None of above
2. (Angle Modulation, 5 points) An angle-modulated signal is given by
 (t )

x(t ) = 10cos[2  10 t + 3cos(4  102 t )]


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1 ( t )

(1) Determine the peak phase deviation.

(2) Determine the peak frequency deviation.

(3) Calculate the average power in the modulated signal x(t ) .

(4) Find the normalized message signal if it is a FM signal.

(5) Find the normalized message signal if it is a PM signal.


3. (Angle Modulation, 6 points) Consider an FM signal generated by modulating a 30-MHz carrier
by a 2-kHz sinusoidal waveform such that peak frequency deviation is 4.5 kHz.

(1) Determine the bandwidth of the modulated signal.

(2) If the modulating signal amplitude is tripled, determine the bandwidth of the modulated signal.

(3) Continued from b), determine the bandwidth of the modulated signal if the modulating signal
frequency is tripled.
4. (Bandwidth, 4 points) A signal x(t) has its Magnitude Square of Fourier transform | X ( f ) |2 as

2000 + f for − 2000  f  −1000


1000 − 1000  f  1000
 for
X(f)
2
=
2000 − f for 1000  f  2000
0 for all other frequencies

(1) Sketch the Magnitude Square of its Fourier Spectrum | X ( f ) |2

(2) Calculate its Half-Power Bandwidth Bhp = _______________

(3) Calculate its 100% Bandwidth Bn = _____________

(4) Calculate its energy (hint: use Parseval’s theorem)


5. (PDF and CDF, 5 points) The PDF of the random variable x is given by

f x = K  [( x − 1) / 4]

where  denotes a triangle function.

(1) What is the value of K?

(2) Plot the PDF of f x = K  [( x − 1) / 4] .

(3) Determine the CDF of f x = K  [( x − 1) / 4] .

(4) Find P{1  x  3} .

6. (0 pts) Comments:

Have Fun!

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