SPPU Electronics and Telecom Engineering (Semester 6)
Information Theory and Coding Techniques
June 2015
Information Theory and Coding Techniques
June 2015
Answer any one question from Q1 and Q2
1 (a)
Design a Shannon-Fano code for a source generating 5 different messages with probabilities 0.45, 0.3, 0.15, 0.05, 0.05. Find the coding efficiency.
7 M
1 (b)
What are interleaved codes? Explain with suitable example.
7 M
1 (c)
Write the procedure for decoding a cyclic code.
6 M
2 (a)
What is Run length encoding? Explain how it is used in bitmap file formats.
7 M
2 (b)
What are single parity check codes? Write about the decoding performance of these codes.
7 M
2 (c)
What is CRC code? Explain how are they generated?
6 M
Answer any one question from Q3 and Q4
3 (a)
Find the generator polynomial for (7, 4) BCH code. Use primitive polynomial x3+x+1.
10 M
3 (b)
What are RS-codes? Write features & applications of Rs. Codes.
6 M
4 (a)
The received code polynomial for a (7, 4) BCH code is r(x)=x6+x4+x3+x2. Find the corrected codeword polynomial if single error has occured.
8 M
4 (b)
What are cyclic hamming codes? Give one example of cyclic hamming code.
4 M
4 (c)
Explain stop-and-wait ARQ.
4 M
Answer any one question from Q5 and Q6
5 (a)
Draw state diagram for following convolutional encoder.
6 M
5 (b)
Explain with suitable example generator polynomial description of convolutional codes.
8 M
5 (c)
Write a short note on Turbo codes.
4 M
6 (a)
For the following convolutional encoder, find the coded output if input message is 10110000.
8 M
6 (b)
What is sequential decoding? Explain in brief.
6 M
6 (c)
Write a short note on LDPC codes.
4 M
Answer any one question from Q7 and Q8
7 (a)
Explain how the goals of the communication system designer are conflicting.
6 M
7 (b)
What is bandwidth efficiency plane? Explain different regions in the plane.
6 M
7 (c)
Write Ungerboeck's TCM design rules.
4 M
8 (a)
What is error probability plane? Indicate various trade-offs on this lane.
6 M
8 (b)
What is coding gain inTCM encoder? How it is calculated?
6 M
8 (c)
What are typical design specifications of communication system? What techniques are used when
i) Power is limited
ii) Bandwidth is limited
i) Power is limited
ii) Bandwidth is limited
4 M
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