Passband Transmission MCQ || Passband Transmission Questions and Answers

11. A satellite system employs QPSK modulation with 40% excess bandwidth per carrier including guard band. The voice channels use 64 kbps PCM coding. The no. of channels supported by 36 MHz bandwidth of the transponder in bandwidth limited case will be

  1. 1000
  2. 800
  3. 900
  4. 600

Answer.2. 800

Explanation

Bandwidth = 2Rb/log2M

Analysis:

Transmission bandwidth

$= \frac{{2{R_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}4}} = {R_b}$

Maximum required bandwidth = Rb/2

40% of Rb/2 = 0.2 Rb

Total = (0.2 + 0.5) Rb = 0.7 Rb

No. of channels required

$= \frac{{36 \times {{10}^6}}}{{0.7 \times 64 \times {{10}^3}}} \approx 800$

 

12. Quadrature multiplexing is

  1. Same as FDM
  2. Same as TDM
  3. Combination of FDM and TDM
  4. Scheme where same carrier frequency is used for two different signals

Answer.4. Scheme where same carrier frequency is used for two different signals

Explanation

QAM is a mixture of ASK and PSK. Hence, amplitude and the phase of the carrier frequency both vary with the message signal. QAM uses two carrier signals which are in quadrature Quadrature here means out phase by 90°. B-ASK, B-PSK all use single carrier. B-FSK use two carriers of very high-frequency carriers which are closely related

 

13. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) is a combination of:

  1. ASK and FSK
  2. ASK and PSK
  3. FSK and PSK
  4. QPSK and FSK

Answer.2. ASK and PSK

Explanation

The Digital to Analog Modulation technique is as shown. As shown QAM is the mixture of both ASK and PSK. Hence, amplitude and the phase of the carrier frequency both vary with the message signal.

 

14. In FSK, the carrier frequency is switched between ______ extremes.

  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 2
  4. 4

Answer.3. 2

Explanation

ASK, PSK and FSK are signaling schemes used to transmit binary sequences through free space. In these schemes, bit-by-bit transmission through free space occurs. In FSK, the carrier frequency is switched between 2 extremes.

FSK (Frequency Shift Keying):

In FSK (Frequency Shift Keying) binary 1 is represented with a high-frequency carrier signal and binary 0 is represented with a low-frequency carrier, i.e. In FSK, the carrier frequency is switched between 2 extremes.

For binary ‘1’ → S1 (A) = Acos 2π fHt

For binary ‘0’ → S2 (t) = A cos 2π fLt .

ASK(Amplitude Shift Keying):

In ASK (Amplitude shift keying) binary ‘1’ is represented with the presence of a carrier and binary ‘0’ is represented with the absence of a carrier:

For binary ‘1’ → S1 (t) = Acos 2π fct

For binary ‘0’ → S2 (t) = 0

PSK(Phase Shift Keying):

In PSK (phase shift keying) binary 1 is represented with a carrier signal and binary O is represented with 180° phase shift of a carrier

For binary ‘1’ → S1 (A) = Acos 2π fct

For binary ‘0’ → S2 (t) = A cos (2πfct + 180°) = – A cos 2π fct

 

15. Number of bits per symbol in a 16 QAM is

  1. 4
  2. 16
  3. 8
  4. 32

Answer.1. 4

Explanation

In a BPSK system, each symbol represents 1 bit; in a QPSK system, each symbol represents 2 bits. The Baud Rate (BR) is given by:

$B.R. = \frac{{{R_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}M}}$

Calculation:

Given modulation technique is 16 QAM

The number of QAM states is 2N, as determined by the number of binary bits per symbol.

Thus a 16-QAM system (N = 4) is one for which the (microwave) carrier is modulated into any one of 16 different amplitude and phase states

 

16. 8 Channel multiplex system has 5 kHz BW speech channels of the analog voltage range 0 to +2V. For 5 mV resolution, the minimum number of bits per sample in each channel and total BW of the system are _____ and _____ respectively.

  1. 9 and 360 KHz
  2. 9 and 720 KHz
  3. 9 and 40 KHz
  4. 10 and 40 KHz

Answer.2. 9 and 720 KHz

Explanation

Resolution is given as:

Resolution = Range/2m ——(1)

n – number of bits

Transmission B.W = Rb       —(2)

Bit Rate(Rb) = m ⋅ n  fs

m – number of message signals

n – number of bits

fs – sampling frequency

Calculation:

Given:

m = 8,

fm = 5 kHz,

Range = 0 to +2 V

From equation (1)

2/2n = 5 mV

2n −1 = 200

n – 1 = 8

n = 9

from equation (2);

BW = Rb = m  n  fs

 fs = 2 fm = 10 kHz

BW = 8 × 9 × 10

BW = 720 kHz

 

17. The spectral efficiency and bandwidth of BPSK are ______ and ________ respectively.

  1. 0.5 bits-sec-1/Hz, 2fb
  2. 1 bits-sec-1/Hz, fb
  3. 2 bits-sec-1/Hz, fb
  4. 1 bits-sec-1/Hz, 2fb

Answer.1. 0.5 bits-sec-1/Hz, 2fb

Explanation

Spectral efficiencyspectrum efficiency, or bandwidth efficiency refers to the information rate that can be transmitted over a given bandwidth in a specific communication system. It is given as:

S.E = fo/B.W

Bandwidth:

The bandwidth of M-ary PSK:

$BW = \frac{{2{f_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}M\:}}\left( {1 + \alpha } \right)$

fb = bit rate

α = Roll-off factor

For minimum transmission bandwidth α = 0

$BW = \frac{{2{f_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}M\:}}$

Analysis:

The minimum bandwidth of 2-array PSK (BPSK) will be:

$BW = \frac{{2{f_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}M\:}} = 2{f_b}$

Spectral efficiency is given as:

$S.E. = \frac{{{f_b}}}{{BW}} = \frac{{{f_b}}}{{2{f_b}}} = 0.5{f_b}$

 

18. In BPSK, the ________ of constant amplitude carrier signal is switched between two values according to the two possible values.

  1. Amplitude
  2. Phase
  3. Frequency
  4. Angle

Answer.2. Phase

Explanation

The BPSK Demodulator Baseband block demodulates a signal that was modulated using the binary phase-shift keying method. The input is a baseband representation of the modulated signal. This block accepts a scalar or column vector input signal. The input signal must be a discrete-time complex signal.

In binary phase-shift keying (BPSK), the phase of a constant amplitude carrier signal is switched between two possible values m1 and m2. These two values correspond to binary 1 and 0 respectively.

 

19. For an 8-PSK system, operating with an information bit rate of 24 kbps, the baud rate will be

  1. 16,000
  2. 12,000
  3. 8,000
  4. 6,000

Answer.3. 8,000

Explanation

Baud rate is defined as the number of symbols transmitted per second. It is also known as the symbol rate.

For M -array PSK baud rate is given as:

Baud Rate = Bit Rate/Log2M

Calculation:

Given: For 8-PSK, M = 8, bit rate (Rb) = 24 kbps

Putting on the respective values, we get:

Baud Rate = 24/Log28

Baud Rate = 8000 symbol/sec

 

20. Consider a binary transmission system with the symbol waveforms s1(t) = A cos(ωct), s2(t) = – A cos(ωct). This modulation format is termed as

  1. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
  2. Frequency Shift Keying
  3. Phase Shift Keying
  4. Unipolar Baseband

Answer.3. Phase Shift Keying

Explanation

ASK, PSK and FSK schemes are signaling schemes used to transmit binary sequences through free space. In these schemes, bit-by-bit transmission through free space occurs.

In ASK (Amplitude shift keying) binary ‘1’ is represented with the presence of a carrier and binary ‘0’ is represented with the absence of a carrier:

For binary ‘1’ → S1 (t) = Acos 2π fct

For binary ‘0’ → S2 (t) = 0

In PSK (phase shift keying) binary 1 is represented with a carrier signal and binary O is represented with 180° phase shift of a carrier

For binary ‘1’ → S1 (A) = Acos 2π fct

For binary ‘0’ → S2 (t) = A cos (2πfct + 180°) = – A cos 2π fct

The constellation diagram for binary PSK is given as:

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