Principle of Electronic Communication
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The official GTU curriculum for Principle of Electronic Communication (subject code 4331104) as prescribed for EC · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 35 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the Aug-2022 intake. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4331104)Unit 1 Basics of Communicat ion System
- 1.1. Electromagnetic (EM) wave spectrum, frequency bands and their applications domain
- 1.2. Signals and its representation: analog and digital Signal, Pulse, Impulse, Saw-tooth, sinusoidal and rectangular (In Time & frequency domain)
- 1.3. Block diagram of Analog and Digital communication system
- 1.4. Modulation: Definition & its classification based on analog & pulse signal as carrier. Concept of digital modulation
- 1.5. Noise in communication system, classification of noise, signal to noise ratio(S/N) and noise figure
Unit 2 Analog Modulation Techniques
- 2.1. Mathematical expression, waveform and frequency spectrum for the Double sideband full carrier (DSBFC) Amplitude Modulated wave
- 2.2. Modulation Index, carrier power, modulated signal power and modulation index
- 2.3. DSBSC and Single sideband (SSB) frequency spectrum, bandwidth
- 2.4. Power saving in SSB
- 2.5. DSBSC signal using balanced modulator circuit.
- 2.6. Mathematical representation of FM wave, waveforms, Frequency spectrum, Modulation index and Bandwidth of FM
- 2.7. Mathematical Principles of Electronic Communication Course Code: 4331104
- 2.8. Compare AM and FM
- 2.9. Pre-emphasis and De- emphasis
- 2.10. Generation techniques for FM wave : Phase locked loop FM modulator
- 2.11. Pulse Modulation techniques: PAM,PWM, PPM
Unit 3 Analog Receivers
- 3.1. Characteristic of radio receiver, Sensitivity, Selectivity, Fidelity, Image frequency rejection
- 3.2. Block diagram and working of super heterodyne receiver, IF selection, Image frequency
- 3.3. Envelope detector using diode
- 3.4. Block diagram of basic FM receiver
- 3.5. Basics and types of FM demodulators
- 3.6. FM demodulator using Phase Locked Loop
Unit 4 Sampling theory and waveform coding
- 4.1. Statement and proof of sampling theorem,
- 4.2. Nyquist rate and interval
- 4.3. Aliasing error, under sampling, over sampling and critical sampling
- 4.4. Ideal, Natural and flat top sampling
- 4.5. Concept of Quantization
- 4.6. Classification of quantization
- 4.7. PCM transmitter and receiver
- 4.8. Advantage, disadvantage and application of PCM
- 4.9. Block diagram, waveforms, advantage of Delta Modulation
- 4.10. Disadvantage of DM (slop overload and Granular noise)
- 4.11. Adaptive Delta Modulation
- 4.12. Differential PCM
- 4.13. Comparison between PCM, DM, ADM and DPCM Principles of Electronic Communication Course Code: 4331104 Note: The UOs need to be formulated at the ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency.
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