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INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


1 (a) Explain the function of a bit synchronizer.
5 M
1 (b) Distinguish between a matched filter and correlator.
5 M
1 (c) Explain line codes and their characteristics.
5 M
1 (d) Explain Shanon-Hartley Theorem on channel capacity.
10 M

2 (a) Explain M-ary FSK Transmitter and Receiver with neat block diagram.
10 M
2 (b) A Gaussian channel has 2 Mhz bandwidth. Calculate the channel capacity if the signal to Noise Spectral density ratio is 104. Also calculate the maximum information rate.
5 M
2 (c) Explain systematic and non-systematic error correcting codes.
5 M

3 (a) Draw and explain the block diagram of non-offect QPSK transmitter and receiver. Also draw output waveform.
10 M
3 (b) The generator polynomial for a (7,4) cyclic code is
g(x)=1+x2+x3.
i) Draw the block diagram of Encoder and syndrome calculator.
ii) Find the code polynomial of 0110.
10 M

4 (a) A 1/3 rate, k=3 convolutional encoder can be described by the impulse response of the path given by:
g1=101, g2=110, g3=011.
i) Draw the block diagram of encoder.
ii) Draw the code tree and state diagram. Hence find out output sequence if the input to the encoder is 11010.
10 M
4 (b) Draw the signal space diagram of 16 QASK and calculate the Euclidean distance and compare it with 16-PSK.
10 M

5 (a) Define entropy and Information rate. A source emits symbols with the given probabilities
0.2, 0.25, 0.15, 0.1, 0.15, 0.05, 0.1
calculate:
i) Entropy of source
ii) Huffman code
iii) Code Efficiency
10 M
5 (b) What is equalization. Explain with block diagram a tapped delay line equalizer.
10 M

6 (a) Consider a (7,4) code whose generator matrix is \[ G= \begin{bmatrix} 1 &1 &1 &1 &0 &0 &0 \\1 &0 &1 &0 &1 &0 &0 \\0 &1 &1 &0 &0 &1 &0 \\1 &1 &0 &0 &0 &0 &1 \end{bmatrix} \]
i) Find the code word for (a) 1101 (b) 1001
ii) Find out the parity check matrix
iii) What is the error detecting and correcting capability of the code.
10 M
6 (b) Define the expression for
i) Impulse response
ii) Probability of error matched filter.
10 M

Write short notes an (any two):
7 (a) Eye pattern
10 M
7 (b) ISI and ICI
10 M
7 (c) MSK
10 M



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