EC8395 – COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

UNIT I -ANALOG MODULATION

Amplitude modulation - AM, DSBSC, SSBSC, VSB – PSD,

Modulators and demodulators – Angle modulation –PM
and FM –PSD, Modulators and demodulators –
Superheterodyne receivers
COMMUNICATION
Process of sharing information
between one place to another place.
Examples:
 Point to point communication
 Radio & Television broadcasting
 Mobile communication
 Computer communication
TYPES
 Analog Communication
 Digital Communication

 Analog Communication  The message to be

transmitted in the form of an analog signal
(Continuous time waveform)
 Digital Communication  The message to be
transmitted in the form of digital signal
(Digital pulses or discrete time
waveform)
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM
Information
(or) Source Transmitter Channel Receiver
Message

Data, Text, Noise

Audio, Video
etc.
 EXPLANATION OF EACH BLOCK
 Information (Message)  Audio,Video,Text etc.,
 Source  Convert information into an electrical
signal  Microphone
 Transmitter  Convert electrical equivalent of the
information into a suitable transmission
medium
CHANNEL
 Channel  Medium for
sending of electrical signal
from one place to another
place
Types:
 Wired  Line
Communication, Short
distance communication
 Wireless  Long Distance
communication
NOISE
 Noise  Unwanted
electrical signal &
minimize the
efficiency of output
signal.
Receiver
Restore the original information
 Absorb the signal from medium
Examples: Detector & Amplifier
 Destination  Electrical signal to convert the original
form of information
 Example  Loud Speaker
MODULATION & DEMODULATION
MODULATION : It is defined as the process of changing
the characteristics (Amplitude, Frequency & Phase) of the
carrier wave in accordance with the instantaneous value
of the message signal keeping other parameters kept
constant.
DEMODULATION: Once the information is received, the
low frequency information is removed from the high
frequency carrier . This process is called as demodulation
NEED OF MODULATION
 To reduce the height of antenna
 To avoid mixing of signals
 To increase range of communication
 To improve Quality of reception
TYPES OF MODULATION
 AMPLITUDE MODULATION
 It is defined as the process of varying the amplitude of
carrier signal in accordance with the instantaneous
amplitude of message signal, keeping the frequency and
phase of the carrier signal constant.
 Types:
◦ AM/DSBFC[Double sideband full carrier]
◦ DSBSC[Double sideband suppressed carrier]
◦ SSBSC[Single sideband suppressed carrier]
◦ VSB[Vestigial sideband]