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The document contains a series of questions related to signal processing, coding, modulation, and communication systems. It covers topics such as matched filters, binary FSK signals, Huffman coding, channel coding, spread spectrum, and multiple access techniques. Additionally, it includes theoretical questions and practical design tasks for various communication scenarios.

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Master Classwork

The document contains a series of questions related to signal processing, coding, modulation, and communication systems. It covers topics such as matched filters, binary FSK signals, Huffman coding, channel coding, spread spectrum, and multiple access techniques. Additionally, it includes theoretical questions and practical design tasks for various communication scenarios.

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Class work

Answer the following questions:

Question 1
a. For the following signal:
i. Determine the impulse response of the matched filter
ii. Determine the output of the filter at t = T

b. For the signal space shown in the following figure:


i. Define decision regions.
ii. Calculate the average transmitted energy.
iii. Calculate the minimum average probability of error if the noise is assumed to be AWGN with
zero mean and two-sided PSD No/2 = 0.25 W/Hz.

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Question 2
a. The following circuit claims to produce a binary FSK signal

i. Verify such claim by estimating the signal s(t)


ii. If the claim is wrong, design a circuit such that it will result in a binary FSK signal

b. Consider a set of nine signals as shown below,


i. Using the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization procedure, find a set of orthogonal basis functions
for these signals.
ii. Write all the signals function of the basis functions
iii. Calculate the corresponding average energy.
iv. Design a transmitter and a receiver for the given signals.

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Question 3
What is the difference between standard FSK and MSK?
What is the difference between coherent and non-coherent receiver.

Question 4
a. Given a 2-bit data transmitter that has a block diagram as shown in the
below figure. Construct the signal constellation in the signal space.

b. Show the decision boundaries and decision regions for each constellations

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Source Coding:
The probabilities of five source symbols A, B, C, D, E are 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.3, respectively. Determine:
a) The code words following Huffman coding algorithm.
b) Average code word length.
c) The entropy of the discrete memoryless source.

Encryption:
Show by an example a simple method for encryption and decryption.

Channel Coding:
Linear Channel Coding:
Consider a (7,4) code whose generator matrix is

[ ]
1 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0 1 0 1
G=
0 0 1 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 1 1 1
a) Find H, the parity check matrix of the code
b) Compute the syndrome for the received vector 1101101.
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c) Determine whether “1101101” is a valid code vector or not?
d) What is the error correcting capability of the code?
e) What is the error detecting capability of the code?

Question 2

Cyclic Channel Coding:


Consider the convolutional encoder in the following figure
a) What is the constraint length of the encoder?
b) What is the coding rate of the encoder?
c) Determine the output sequence when the input is 101.
d) Draw the state diagram

Modulation:
What is the difference between BPSK and QPSK?

Question 3

Spread Spectrum:
Frequency Hoping:
Frequency hopping system with Tc=1µs and Ts=3µs using 4-FSK modulation. Chip code = [001, 111] and
message code =[01,11,00,11,00,01]. Mention whether this system uses fast or slow frequency
hopping.

Direct Sequence:
a) With the help of suitable figures, explain Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum transmitter &
receiver in details. Then state applications of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum.
b) A Gold Encoder with three shift register. Find the length of the Gold code and the possible
number of the codes.

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Multiple Access:
Draw the block diagrams of OFDMA transmitter and receiver, discuss briefly each block and discuss its
advantages and disadvantages as well as applications. Show how cyclic prefix can solve some of
the important drawbacks of OFDMA system.

Question 4

Antenna:
Assume that you have 2x2 Transmit Diversity Antenna System. Show how you can send and receive the
following data [1 1 0 0]. Consider the data as one symbol.

Channel Effects:
Mention different challenges facing the signal.

Receiver:
Compare between the receiving algorithm in case of AWGN and fading presence.

a. Let the joint density of X and Y be given by


xy
f ( x, y) = for 0< x< 2 , 0< y <3
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i. Find f(x)
ii. Find f(y)
iii. Are these random variables independent?

a. Choose the best option


1) Where does the maximum value of an auto-correlation function of a power signal occur?

a. At origin
b. At extremities
c. At unity
d. At infinity

2) Mutually Exclusive events ________

a. Contain all sample points


b. Contain all common sample points
c. Does not contain any common sample point
d. Does not contain any sample point

3) What would be the probability of an event 'G' if G denotes its complement, according to the axioms of
probability?

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a. P (G) = 1 / P (G)
b. P (G) = 1 - P (G)
c. P (G) = 1 + P (G)
d. P (G) = 1 * P (G)

4) What would happen if the two events are statistically independent?

a. Conditional probability becomes less than the elementary probability


b. Conditional probability becomes more than the elementary probability
c. Conditional probability becomes equal to the elementary probability
d. Conditional as well as elementary probabilities will exhibit no change

5) What is the value of an area under the conditional PDF?

a. Greater than '0' but less than '1'


b. Greater than '1'
c. Equal to '1'
d. Infinite

6) Pulse shaping is done

a. to control Inter Symbol Interference


b. by limiting the bandwidth of transmission
c. after line coding and modulation of signal
d. All of the above

7) Roll-off factor is defined as

a. The bandwidth occupied beyond the Nyquist Bandwidth of the filter


b. The performance of the filter or device
c. Aliasing effect
d. None of the above

8) The difficulty in achieving the Nyquist criterion for system design is

a. There are abrupt transitions obtained at edges of the bands


b. Bandwidth criterion is not easily achieved
c. Filters are not available
d. None of the above

9) The noise that affects PCM

a. Transmission noise
b. Quantizing noise
c. Transit noise
d. Both a and b are correct

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a. The following amplitude modulation (AM), phase modulation (PM) and frequency modulation
(FM) waves have been modulated with the same message signal m(t). Sketch the possible
message m(t); please note that you do not have to provide exact amplitudes, but draw the
characteristics as accurately as possible given what you have been provided.

b. State the advantages and limitations of frequency modulation compared to amplitude


modulation. Do you think the FM carrier frequencies are higher than the AM carrier
frequencies?

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