MAHENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING II YEAR

EC8491- COMMUNICATION THEORY

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UNIT –I
PART-A
1. What is the need for Modulation?
2. What are the advantages of converting Low
frequency Signals into High Frequency
Signals? (Nov/Dec-16)
3. Do the modulation techniques decide the
Antenna Height? (Apr/May-17)
4. Draw the AM modulated wave for Modulation
Index = 0.5 and its Spectra. (Apr/May-15)
5. Draw the Block Diagram of SSB-AM
Generator. (Nov/Dec-15)
6. Determine the Hilbert Transform of Cos wt
(Nov/Dec-17)
7. What is Pre-Envelope and Complex Envelope?
(Apr/May-16)
8. Define Heterodying. (Apr/May-15)
9. What is VSB? Where it is used? (Nov/Dec-17)
10. Suggest a Modulation Scheme for the
Broadcast Video Transmission and Justify.
(Nov/Dec-16)
11. Compare and contrast DSB-SC with SSB-SC
with respect to (i) Power (ii) Bandwidth.
(Apr/May-18)
12. List the advantages and Disadvantages of DSB-
SC?
13. Define Modulation Index.
PART-B
1. Derive the modulated wave equation of an
Amplitude Modulated Wave. Obtain its Power
Relation also. (13) (Apr/May-18)
2. Derive the expression for Output Voltage of a
Balanced Modulator to generate DSB-SC and
explain its working Principle. (13) (Apr/May-
17)
3. a. Discuss the generation of SSB-SC modulated
Signal. (7) (Nov/Dec-17)
b. Using the concept of Hilbert Transform,
generate the SSB-SC wave using phase shift
Method. (7) (Apr/May-18)
4. a. Defend the need of VSB modulation
Technique in TV Broadcasting. Also Sketch its
Frequency Spectra. (7) (Apr/May-18)
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b. Comment the choice of IF selection and
image Frequency Elimination. (8) (Apr/May-
17)
5. With the neat block diagram, elaborate the
working Principle of AM Super heterodyne
receiver. Also highlight how Super Heterodyne
Receiver rectifies the drawback of TRF
Receiver with respect to Receiver Sensitivity.
(13) (Apr/May-18) (Nov/Dec-17) (Apr/May-
17) (Apr/May-16)
UNIT –II
PART-A
1. Define Angle Modulation.
2. Differentiate Narrow Band FM from AM
techniques. (Apr/May-18) (Apr/May-17)
3. Define Modulation Index of Frequency
Modulation and Phase Modulation. (Nov/Dec-16)
4. Define Carrier Swing. (Apr/May-17)
5. How is narrowband signal distinguished from
Wideband Signal? (Nov/Dec-17)
6. State the Carson’s Rule. (Apr/May-17)
7. Define lock in range and Dynamic Range of a
PLL. (Apr/May-15)
8. A Frequency modulated signal is given as
s(t)= 20cos[2πft+4sin(200πt)]. Determine the
required transmission bandwidth. (Nov/Dec-17)
9. Compare Amplitude and Angle Modulation
schemes. (Nov/Dec-15)
10. A carrier is frequency modulated with a
sinusoidal signal of 2Khz resulting in a
maximum frequency deviation of 5Khz. Find
the bandwidth of the modulated Signal.
(Apr/May-15)
PART-B
1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
angle modulation over Amplitude Modulation.
(Nov/Dec-17)
2. Derive an expression for a single tone FM
signal with necessary diagrams and draw its
frequency spectrum. (Apr/May-16) (Nov/Dec-
16)
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3. Obtain the mathematical expression for FM
using Bessel’s function. And also brief the method
to determine the method bandwidth of the FM.
(Apr/May-18) (Apr/May-17)
4. An angle modulated wave is described by,
v(t) = 100 cos (2* 106πt +10 cos 2000πt), Find the
Power of the modulating Signal, Maximum frequency
deviation and Bandwidth. (Apr/May-16)
5. Explain the generation of FM Signal using the
direct Method. (Apr/May-18) (Nov/Dec-17)
(Apr/May-17) (Apr/May-16)
6. a) Explain the Armstrong method of FM
Generation. (Apr/May-16)
b) Draw the circuit diagram of a Foster Seeley
Discriminator and explain its working with
relevant phasor diagram. (Apr/May-15)
(Apr/May-16) (Apr/May-18)
7. a) Explain the FM demodulation Process using
Frequency Discrimination Process. (Nov/Dec-17)
b) Elucidate the process of FM demodulation
using PLL Method. (Apr/May-18)
UNIT –III
PART-A
1. Define Random Process and Ergodic Process.
(Nov/Dec-17)
2. Write an equation for Einstein-Wiener
Khintchine relation. (Apr/May-17) (Nov/Dec-
16)
3. Write the Rayleigh and Rician probability
density functions.
4. Classify random process? Give one example for
each. (Apr/May-18)
5. Define Auto Correlation Function. (Apr/May-
16)
6. List the necessary condition for the process to be
WSS. (Apr/May-17)
7. State Central Limit Theorem. (Apr/May-17)
(Apr/May-16) (Nov/Dec-16)
PART-B
1. Distinguish between Random Process and
Random Variables. Give Examples for each.
(Nov/Dec-17)
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2. Distinguish between stationary and non
stationary random process. (Apr/May-15)
3. Define the following terms Mean, Correlation,
Covariance and Ergodicity. (Apr/May-15)
4. What is autocorrelation? List out its
properties. (Apr/May-18)
5. Two random Process x(t) = A Cos(wt+Ø) and
Y(t) = A sin(wt+Ø) where A and w are
constants and Ø is uniform distributed random
variables in (0,2π). Find the cross Correlation
Function. (Apr/May-15) (Apr/May-16)
6. Consider two linear filters connected in
cascade as shown in fig. Let x(t) be a
stationary process with aauto correlation
function Rx(t), the random process appearing
at the first input filters is v(t) and the second
filter output is y(t).
(i) Find the Auto correlation function of
y(t)
(ii) Find the cross correlation function
Rxy(t) of v(t) and y(t). (Apr/May-17)
7. Let X(t) and Y(t) be both zero mean and WSS
random Process. Consider the random Process
z(t)=x(t)+y(t). determine the auto correlation
and power spectrum of z(t) if x(t) and y(t) are
jointly WSS. (Apr/May-15)
8. Give a random process, x(t) = A Cos(wt+µ)
where A and w are constant and µ is a uniform
random variable. Show that x(t) is ergodic in
both mean and auto correlation. (Apr/May-16)
9. State and explain the properties of Gaussian
Process. (Nov/Dec-16) (Apr/May-18)
(Nov/Dec-17)
10. Using sutiable sketches, expression, explain
the transmission of random Process through a
LTI filter. (Apr/May-18) (Nov/Dec-17)
(Apr/May-16)
UNIT –IV
PART-A
1. List out Various Noise source(Nov/Dec-17)
2. Define Noise Figure. (Nov/Dec-15)
3. Define the term Noise Equivalent Temperature.
(Nov/Dec-17) (Apr/May-16)
4. Two resistors of 20k, 50k, are at room
temperature (290k) for a bandwidth of 100 khz.
Calculate the thermal noise voltage generated
by two resistors in series. (Nov/Dec-16)
5. What is narrowband noise? (Apr/May-18)
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6. What is threshold Effect? (Nov/Dec-15)
(Apr/May-15) (Nov/Dec-17)
7. What is the need of Pre-emphasis? (Apr/May-
16) (Apr/May-17) (Nov/Dec-17)
8. Define the reason why, the SNR of the receiver
should be high. (Apr/May-18)
9. Define Capture effect. (Apr/May-16)
PART-B
1. Define Noise. Explain the various types of
Internal Noise and External Noise. (Apr/May-
15) (Apr/May-17) (Apr/May-18) (Nov/Dec-
16)
2. Discuss the effects of noise in cascaded system.
(Apr/May-17) (Apr/May-15)
3. Define narrow band noise and explain the
representation of narrow band noise in terms of
in-phase and quadrature components.
(Apr/May-16) (Apr/May-18)
4. Explain the noise in DSB SC receiver using
Synchronous or coherent detection and
calculate the figure of merit for DSB SC?
(Apr/May-16) (Apr/May-15)
5. Obtain the expression for the figure of merit of
the AM receiver. (Nov/Dec-16) (Nov/Dec-17)
6. Explain the noise in FM receiver and calculate
the figure of merit for a FM system. (Nov/Dec-
16) (Apr/May-18)
7. Explain the operation of pre emphasis and de
emphasis in the FM Communication System.
(Apr/May-16) (Nov/Dec-17)
UNIT –V
PART-A
1. What is digital communication system?
2. State Sampling theorem for baseband signals
3. Define aliasing effect.
4. What is quantization?
5. What is companding?
6. Define PCM?
7. Give the advantages of PCM over the digital
techniques.
8. What is TDM?
9. Define non-uniform quantization and mention its
needs?
10. What is the need for synchronization in TDM?
11. Point out the μ-law of compression.
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12. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages
of FDM.
13. Outline the input-output characteristic of a
compressor and expander.
PART-B
1. Describe the process of sampling and how
message signal is reconstructed from its
samples. Also illustrate the effect of aliasing
with neat sketch.
2. With a neat block Diagram, Pulse Code
Modulation and Demodulation system.
3. What is TDM and mention its applications.
Explain the difference between analog TDM
and digital TDM.
4. Elaborate in detail about logarithmic
companding of speech signals
5. Write about Frequency Division Multiplexing
system for N- number of channels with neat
diagrams.
6. Explain the principle of quantization and obtain the
expression for the signal to quantization noise for
the case of a uniform quantizer.
7. Distinguish various Pulse Modulation Techniques.
8. Explain the various Pulse Modulation Techniques.
9. Explain the following with detail:
a) Natural Sampling b)Flat-Top Sampling
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