Telecommunications-II (EEE-4203)

Digital Modulation

1. Draw the basic block diagram of a digital communication system.

2. Mention the main reasons for performing modulation of message signals.
3. Define and classify digital modulation schemes.
4. Explain the following for BASK, BFSK and BPSK modulation schemes:
a. Waveshapes of message signal, modulated signal
b. Modulator circuit
c. Demodulator circuit
d. Frequency spectrum or BW
e. Constellation diagram
f. Average energy
g. Noise immunity
h. Applications
i. Advantage/disadvantage
5. What is meant by coherent and non-coherent detection? Present
comparison between these two detection schemes.
6. What is meant by OOK? Where is it mostly used?
7. Why PSK detection is complex compared to other detection systems?
8. What is Sunde’s FSK? Distinguish between Sunde’s BFSK and MSK
9. Show that in MSK, the transmission of symbol ‘0’ decreases the phase of
s(t) by 900 and the transmission of symbol ‘1’ increases the phase of s(t) by
900.
10.Explain QPSK system
11.Describe QAM system
12. Define M-ary modulation. What are the advantages of M-ary modulation
over binary modulation scheme?
13. For a given bit sequence (110100011), draw the waveshapes for
BASK,BPSK,BFSK,QAM,QPSK,DPSK modulated signal.
14.What is CPSK modulation? Give an example.
15.Draw the constellation diagram for 8-PSK, 16-PSK, 16-QAM, 32-QAM, 64-
QAM (general and gray code)
Radar

1. Describe the operating principle of a basic RADAR.

2. Draw a block diagram and describe various components of a RADAR.
3. What is the function of duplexer?
4. Derive the free space radar range equation and explain various parameters.
5. Describe the working principle of a CW radar and that of a pulsed radar
and compare between them.
6. Explain how a Doppler radar works.
7. Describe some applications of radar.
8. Write a short note on LIDAR and mention few applications of LIDAR
9. How can a target save itself from being detecting by enemy radar?
10.What is meant by PSR and SSR? Where are they mainly used? (ATC)
11.Discuss about Doppler ambiguity, range ambiguity and blind speed in a
radar.

Satellite

1. What are the various communication satellite orbits and mention the most
commonly exploited orbit with justification (Ans. GEO).
2. Explain different satellite subsystems of earth stations and transponder
with necessary block diagrams.
3. Describe the launching method of a satellite in an orbit.
4. Discuss the applications of satellite.
5. Mention the features of BS-1
6. Mention the coverage areas of BS-1
7. Explain how transponder operates in a satellite?
8. Draw a flow chart how an international mobile call can be established
through satellite.
9. Describe how a VSAT works.

Data communication

1. What is data communication? Differentiate between telecommunication

and data communication.
2. What is meant by topology? Describe various LAN topologies.
3. Define protocol of data communication. Which one is practically used?
4. Discuss various layers of three layer model, TCP/IP model and OSI model.
5. Compare TCP/IP with OSI model.
6. Describe various switching techniques and mention their advantages.
7. Compare among IDN, BISDN, ISDN and mention their applications.