CAUVERY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

PERUR, KULUMANI, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 639 103

Contents : Important Question - (All Units)
Subject Code : EC2311
Department : EEE/III/V
Subject Name : Communication Engineering (CE)
Regulation : 2008
STAFF NAME : Mr.K.KARTHIKEYAN

UNIT I : ANALOG COMMUNICATION

TWO MARKS:
1. Define Amplitude Modulation.
2. What is AM wave envelope?
3. Define Frequency deviation
4. Define modulation index of FM and PM..
5. Differentiate between phase and frequency modulation
6. Define modulation index for an AM wave.
7. List out the advantages of AM.
8. Mention the advantages of FM.
9. What is the modulation index of FM?
10. Define DSB-SC and SSB.
11. Mention the applications of SSB.
12. Mention the advantages of VSB.
PART B
1. Draw the block diagram for the generation and demodulation of a VSB signal and explain the
principle of operation. (16)
2. Discuss the coherent detection of DSB-SC modulated wave with a block diagram of detector
and Explain.
3. Explain the generation of AM signals using square law modulator (8)
4. Explain the superhetrodyne receiver (16)
With a neat block diagram explain superheterdyne receivers. (16)
5. Explain in detail about the generation of SSB? (16)
6. a) Explain in detail about AM detector. (8)
b) Write short notes on FDM (8)
7. Discuss the indirect method of generating the FM. (16)

UNIT-II: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

TWO MARKS:
1 . State the errors in DM. (2)
2. Draw the GMSK demodulator block. (2)
3. Define sampling theorem. (2)
4. Define quantization. (2)
5. Differentiate PCM and DM? (2)
6. Define Shannon limit for information capacity. (2)
7. What is the difference between PSK and QAM? (2)
8. Draw the constellation diagram for 16-QAM. (2)
9. Differentiate ASK and FSK. (2)
10.What are the applications of data communication? (2)
PART-B
1.Illustrate QPSK (16)
2. With a suitable block diagram explain PCM transmitter and PCM receiver? (16)
3. a) With a suitable block diagram explain the operation of Delta modulation. (10)
b) Explain in detail about Adaptive Delta Modulation. (6)
4. Explain in detail about the Binary FSK and its bandwidth considerations. (16)
5. Derive the expression of propability of error on BPSK? (16)
6.Explain DPCM (16)
7. Write a detail note on PWM,PAM,PPM (16)

UNIT-III: SOURCE CODES, LINE CODES & ERROR CONTROL

TWO MARKS:
1.What is entropy? (2)
2. What is prefix code? (2)
3. Define information rate. (2)
4. What is channel capacity of binary synchronous channel with error probability of 0.2? (2)
5. State channel coding theorem. (2)
6. Define entropy for a discrete memory less source. (2)
7. What is channel redundancy(2)
8. Write down the formula for the mutual information. (2)
9. When is the average information delivered by a source of alphabet size 2, maximum? (2)
10. Name the source coding techniques. (2)
PART - B
1.Discuss Source coding theorem, give the advantage and disadvantage of channel coding in
detail, and discuss the data compaction. (16)
2. Explain in detail Huffman coding algorithm and compare this with the other types of coding.
(8)
3. Explain the properties of entropy and with suitable example, explain the entropy of binary
memory less source. (8)
4. What is entropy? Explain the important properties of entropy. (8)
5. What do you mean by binary symmetric channel? Derive channel capacity formula for
symmetric channel. (10)
UNIT-IV: MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES
TWO MARKS
1. What do you mean by multiple access and mention a few MA techniques? (2)
2. Advantages of FDMA over TDMA? (2)
3. Distinguish CDMA and SDMA? (2)
4. Advantages of CDMA? (2)
5. Applications of CDMA? (2)
6. List the applications of SDMA in wire and wireless communication. (2)
7. Draw backs of TDMA. (2)
PART - B
1. Explain TDMA in detail (10)
2. Write a note on cellular CDMA (16)
3. Compare TDMA, CDMA, SDMA : Advantages and Drawbacks (16)

UNIT-V: SATELLITE, OPTICAL FIBER POWERLINE, SCADA

TWO MARKS:
1. What are the major regions are classified the world for frequency planning? (2)
2. How many broadcasting services provided in satellite? (2)
3. What is meant by distance insensitive? (2)
4. List out the coverage area for INTELSAT? (2)
5. What are the classify the Domsats in terms of power? (2)
6. State Keplers first law. (2)
7. State Keplers second law. (2)
8. State Keplers third law. (2)
.9. Name some optical sources and detectors.(2)
10.what is SCADA? (2)
11. List any four advantages of geosynchronous orbits. (2)
12. Give any two disadvantages of the single mode step index fibers. (2)
13. What are the losses in optical fibre. (2)
5. Differentiate step index and graded index fiber. (2)
PART - B
1. Explain about launching orbits. (16)
2. Explain the different multiple access techniques used in satellite (16)
3. Discuss (16)
(a)Intelsat
(b) Insat
4. Write a note on different satellite orbits (6)