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ANNA UNIVERSITY
B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2015
Sixth Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
EC2311-Communication Engineering
Regulation 2008/2010
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
Answer ALL questions
Part A
1. Define the propagation constant of transmission line.
2. For a transmission line having incident voltage of 5V and reflected voltage of 3V,
determine SWR.
3. What is shape factor?
4. Write any four primary applications of FDM.
5. Differentiate Bit rate and Band rate of digital modulation.
6. What are the four most common methods of pulse modulation?
7. What are the types of characters used in data communication codes?
8. List the channels and their data rate used in ISDN.
9. What are the primary advantages of optical fiber systems?
10. Define angle of elevation.
PART B

11. (a). (1).Define and drive the free space path loss.
(2). space wave propagation distance can be extended by increasing either the
transmit or receive antenna height or both- Justify the statement with the required
diagrams and derivation.
OR
(b). (1). With the neat diagram, explain the pr0ocess of matching a load to a
transmission line with a shorted stub.
(2). Perform the phasor analysis of input impedance for a transmission line less than
one quarter wavelength long.
12. (a). For an AM-DSBFC modulator with a carrier frequency =100 KHz and a maximum
modulating signal frequency (max) =10 KHz, Determine,
(1). Frequency limits for upper and lower bands.
(2). Bandwidth.

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(3). Upper and lower side frequencies produced when the modulating signal is a singlefrequency 3KHz tone.
(4). Draw the output frequency spectrum.
OR
(b). Explain the operation of Foster-seeley discriminator with the following.
(1). Schematic diagram.
(2). Vector diagrams for = 0,
< 0 and
> 0
13. (a). A PCM system has the following parameters: a maximum analog input frequency of 4KHz a
maximum analog input frequency of $KHz a maximum decoded voltage at the receiver of 2.55V,
and a maximum dynamic range of 46dB. Determine the following:
(1). Minimum sample rate.
(2). Minimum number of bits used in the PCM mode.
(3). Resolution.
(4). Quantization error.
OR
(b). What is BPSK? With a neat block diagram, explain BPSK transmitter. Also analyse the
bandwidth considerations of BPSK.
14. Determine the BCS for the following data and CRC generating polynomials:
Data G(x) = 7 + 5 + 4 + 2 + + 1.
CRC P(x) = 5 + 4 + 1 + 0 .
OR
(b). What are the access control methodologies used in LAN? Explain the operation of Token Ring
with the following.
(1). Token frame layout.
(2). MAC sublayer frame layout.
15. (a). Describe briefly and compare the three types of optical fiber configurations.
OR
(b). Discuss in detail about the frequency reuse concept of cellular network. Support your answer
with the required diagrams.

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