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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal

Syllabus for B. Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering


(Applicable from the academic session 2018-2019)
Semester-IV

EC401 Analog Communication 3L:0T:0P 3 credits

Mod-1 Introduction to Analog Communication: 8L


Elements of communication system - Transmitters, Transmission channels &
receivers (1), Concept of modulation, its needs (1).

Continuous Wave Linear Modulation:


a) Amplitude modulation(AM-DSB/TC): Time domain representation of AM
signal (expression derived using a single tone message), modulation
index , frequency domain (spectral) representations, illustration of the
carrier and side band components; transmission bandwidth for AM;
Phasor diagram of an AM signal;
Calculation of Transmitted power & sideband power & Efficiency ;
concept of under, over and critical modulation of AM-DSB-TC.
b) Other Amplitude Modulations: Double side band suppressed carrier
(DSBSC) modulation: time and frequency domain expressions,
bandwidth and transmission power for DSB. Single side band modulation
(SSB) both TC & SC and only the basic concept of VSB, Spectra and
band-width.
Mod-2 Generation & Detection of Amplitude Modulation: 8L
a) Generation of AM: Concept of i) Gated and ii) Square law modulators, Balanced
Modulator.
b) Generation of SSB: Filter method, Phase shift method and the Third method
Demodulation for Linear Modulation:
Demodulation of AM signals: Detection of AM by envelope detector ,
Synchronous detection for AM-SC, Effects of Frequency & Phase mismatch,
Corrections. Principle of Super heterodyne receivers: Super heterodyning
principle, intermediate frequency, Local oscillator frequency, image frequency.
Mod-3 Angle Modulation: 8L
a) Frequency Modulation (FM) and Phase Modulation (PM): Time and
Frequency domain representations, Spectral
representation of FM and PM for a single tone message, Bessel’s functions and
Fourier series. ; Phasor diagram ;
b) Generation of FM & PM: Narrow and Wide-band angle modulation, Basic
block diagram representation of generation of FM & PM, Concept of VCO &
Reactance modulator
c) Demodulation of FM and PM: Concept of frequency discriminators , Phase Locked
Loop
Mod - 4 Multiplexing 8L

a) Frequency Division Multiplexing, Time Division Multiplexing, (FDM)


b) Stereo - AM and FM: Basic concepts with block diagrams
c) Random Signals and Noise in Communication System:
i) Noise in Communication systems - Internal & External noise,
Noise Temperature, Signal-to-Noise ratio, White
noise, thermal noise, Figure of Merit.
ii)Noise performance in Analog Communication systems: SNR
calculation for DSB/TC, DSB-SC, SSB-TC, SSB-SC & FM
d) Conditional probability, communication example, joint probability, statistical
independence, random variable-continuous and discrete, cumulative distribution
function, probability density function – Gaussian, Rayleigh and Rician.

Text Books:
7. Taub and Schilling , “Principles of Communication Systems”, 2nd ed., Mc-Graw Hill
8. B.P.Lathi -Communication Systems- BS Publications
9. V Chandra Sekar - Analog Communication- Oxford University Press

References:

1. Carlson—Communication System,4/e , Mc-Graw Hill


2. Proakis & Salehi Fundamentals of Communication Systems- Pearson
3. Singh & Sapre—Communication Systems: 2/e, TMH
4. P K Ghosh- Principles of Electrical Communications- University Press
5. L.W.Couch Ii, “Digital and Analog Communication Systems”, 2/e, Macmillan Publishing
6. Blake, Electronic Communication Systems- Cengage Learning
7. S Sharma, Analog Communication Systems- Katson Books

Learning outcome:
Module - 1: The learner must be able to appreciate the need for modulation and calculate the antenna
size for different carrier frequencies.
From the functional representation of the modulated carrier wave, the learner must be able to
identify the type of modulation, calculate the side-band frequencies, identify the modulating
and carrier frequencies, decide the type of generation method to be adopted. Solve problems.

Module - 2: After understanding the basic concepts the learner must be able to compare
between the different demodulation methods, design an
envelope detector, calculate the IF and image frequencies for the superheterdyne receivers
given the carrier and modulating frequencies, calculate the
oscillator frequency.
Module - 3: From the functional representation of the modulated carrier wave, the learner
must be able to identify the type of modulation, calculate
the side-band frequencies, identify the modulating and carrier frequencies, decide the type of
generation method to be adopted. Solve problems.

Module - 4: Appreciate the importance of Multiplexing, find out their application areas. The
learner must be able to calculate the Noise temperature & SNR for different systems, also
compare between the performance of the different modulation methods by comparing their
SNR. Also Understand the statistical analysis of Communication Sysytem.

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