Communication Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Communication Engineering (subject code 1333201) as prescribed for ICT · Semester 3 divides the course into 3 units, covering 29 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the July-2023 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 (1333201)Unit 1 Analog Modulation Techniques
- 1.1. Block diagram of Analog and Digital communication system.
- 1.2. Modulation: Definition & its classification based on analog & pulse signal as carrier.
- 1.3. states Mathematical Expression.
- 1.4. Draw waveform, frequency spectrum for DSBFC and SSBSC Amplitude Modulated wave.
- 1.5. Modulation Index, carrier power, modulated signal power and modulation index and Power saving in SSB.
- 1.6. State Mathematical representation of FM wave Modulation index and Bandwidth of FM and Show waveforms, Frequency spectrum.
- 1.7. Definition of phase modulation.
- 1.7. Compare AM and FM. Unit – II Analog Receivers
- 2.1. Characteristic of radio receiver, Sensitivity, Selectivity, Fidelity, Image frequency rejection.
- 2.2. Block diagram and working of super heterodyne receiver, IF selection, Image frequency.
- 2.3. Envelope detector using diode.
- 2.4. Block diagram of basic FM receiver.
- 2.5. Principal of FM demodulators. Communication Engineering Course Code: 1333201
Unit 2 Pulse Modulation Techniques & Sampling theory 3a.RepresentSinusoidal Rectangular, Saw- tooth, Impulse and Pulse waveform 3b.State the nee...
- 3.1. Signals and its representation: analog and digital Signal, Pulse, Impulse, Saw-tooth, sinusoidal and rectangular (In Time & frequency domain).
- 3.2. Statement of sampling theorem.
- 3.3. Nyquist rate and interval.
- 3.4. Aliasing error, under sampling, over sampling and critical sampling.
- 3.5. Ideal, Natural and flat top sampling
- 3.6. Concept of Quantization
- 3.7. Classification of quantization
- 3.8. Pulse Modulation techniques, definition and waveform: PAM, PWM, PPM.
Unit 3 waveform coding & Multiplexing
- 4.1. PCM transmitter and receiver.
- 4.2. Advantage, disadvantage and application of PCM
- 4.3. Block diagram, waveforms, advantage of Delta Modulation4.4 Disadvantage of DM (slop overload and Granular noise).
- 4.5. Adaptive Delta Modulation.
- 4.6. Differential PCM.
- 4.7. Comparison between PCM, DM, ADM and DPCM.
- 4.8. Concept of Time division digital multiplexing, TDM frame.
- 4.9. Block diagram of basic PCM-TDM system. Unit V Antenna and wave propagation 5a.Describe EM wave spectrum, Frequency ranges and its applications. 5.1Electromagnetic (EM) wave spectrum, frequency bands and their applications domain. Communication Engineering Course Code: 1333201 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.