Assignment 1: Communication Theory
Assignment 1: Communication Theory
Assignment 1: Communication Theory
Communication Theory
EC5.203 - Spring 2022
1. Find the Fourier Transform of the following signals. Prioritize using properties of Fourier Transform for
solving.
(a) (A + M cos (ωm t + ϕ)) sin (ωc t)
(b) sinc3 (t)
(c) tsinc(t)
(d) t exp(−αt) cos (βt)u(t)
R∞
(e) 0 exp(−αt)sinc2 (t) dt
R∞
(f) 0 exp(−αt) cos (βt) dt
2. Find the energies of the signals shown in Fig. 1. Comment on the effect on energy of sign change, time
shifting or doubling of the signal. What is the effect on the energy if the signal is multiplied by k?
2t + 2 −1 ≤ t ≤ −0.5
3. Consider the trapezoid signal s(t) = 1 −0.5 ≤ t ≤ 0.5
2 − 2t 0.5 ≤ t ≤ 1
(a) Find and sketch the Fourier transform S(f).
(b) Compute the 99% energy containment bandwidth in kHz, assuming that the unit of time is millisec-
onds.
4. Consider( the signal
e−at t ≥ 0
x(t) =
0 otherwise
What is the bandwidth required to transmit 95% of the signal?
Hint: It will be a function of ’a’.
Fig. 1
5. (a) Prove that cos nω0 t and cos mω0 t are orthogonal for all m ̸= n.
(b) Prove that sin nω0 t and cos mω0 t are orthogonal for all m and n.
(c) Prove that < x(t), x∗ (t) > is the energy of signal x(t)
(d) Find the power of x(t) = cos(nω0 t) + sin(nω0 t) using the result shown in part (b)
Page 2