Institute of Engineering & Technology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, (M.P.), India.

(Scheme Effective from July 2017)

Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India III Year B.E. (Electronics and
Institute of Engineering & Technology Telecommunication)
Subject Code & Name Instructions Hours per Credits
Week
ETR5C2 L T P L T P Total
DIGITAL 3 1 2 3 1 1 5
COMMUNICATION
Duration of Theory
Paper: 3 Hours

Learning Objectives:
The course contents are aimed to provide:
(1) Knowledge of various digital encoding techniques.
(2) Understanding of various baseband and bandpass transmission and reception techniques.
(3) Acquaintance with source encoding and channel encoding techniques.
(4) To know why digital communication systems are better than analog communication
systems.

Prerequisites:
Knowledge of Fourier analysis and random variables.

COURSE CONTENTS

UNIT-I
Review of Fourier transforms, Energy Spectral Density, Power Spectral Density and their
properties, sampling & its types, TDM. Digital encoding techniques: PCM, quantization
(uniform and non-uniform), quantization noise, DPCM, ADPCM, DM, ADM and their
comparison.

UNIT-II
Line coding techniques: Desirable characteristics of Line codes, NRZ and RZ forms of unipolar,
polar & bipolar and bi-phase line codes and their waveforms, PSDs and comparison. Inter
Symbol Interference, pulse shaping (Raised cosine spectrum, duo-binary signalling), Eye
patterns. Baseband reception and probability of error, optimum filter, matched filter, correlation
receivers.

UNIT-III
Band-pass modulation and demodulation techniques: BPSK, DPSK, QPSK, BFSK, M-ary PSK
& FSK, MSK (their generation, detection, waveforms, PSDs, signal constellation diagrams,
performance of these systems in the presence of noise). Introduction to Spread Spectrum
techniques.
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UNIT-IV
Information theory: Concept of amount of information, entropy & its types, source encoding
such as Shannon-Fano, Huffman Codes. Information rate, channel capacity (its calculation for
Binary Symmetric channel;, Binary Erasure Channel, noiseless channels and Gaussian channel),
Shannon’s theorem, bandwidth and S/N trade off .

UNIT-V
Channel encoding techniques: Linear Block codes (Systematic Linear Block codes, Parity
check matrix, Syndrome testing), cyclic codes, Hamming codes, BCH codes, convolution codes,
their encoding and decoding operation.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon Completing the Course, Student will able to learn:

(1) Various processes and their types involved in digital communication system.
(2) Application and selection of these processes with their types, according to requirement.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
[1]. Lathi B. P., Modern Analog and Digital Communication Systems, 4th ed., Oxford Univ.
Press, 2011.
[2]. Haykin Simon Communication System, 4th ed., Wiley Publication, 2001.
[3]. Schaum’s Outline Series, Analog and Digital Communication, 2nd ed., TMH, 2006.
[4]. Taub & Schilling, Principles of Communication System, 4th ed., TMH, 2013.
[5]. Dr. Bernard Sklar, Digital Communication, 4th ed.,Pearson education, 2001.
[6]. Proakis & Salehi, Digital Communication, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 2004.

List of Practical Assignments:

Assignment I
Fourier synthesis of various waveforms.
(a) To perform Fourier synthesis of square wave.
(b) To perform Fourier synthesis of triangular wave.
(c) To perform Fourier synthesis of AM with suppressed carrier wave.
(d) To perform Fourier synthesis of AM with carrier wave.
(e) To perform Fourier synthesis of DTMF signals.

Assignment II
Performance evaluation of digital communication system in presence of various line encoding
techniques .
(a) To generate various line encoding techniques like unipolar, polar, bipolar with RZ and
NRZ format.
(b) To draw the PSD of these line encoding techniques.
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(c) To compare the performance of these line enconing techniques.

Assignment III
Performance evaluation of digital communication system in presence of various digital
modulation techniques .
(a) To evaluate the performance of MPSK for M=2,4,8,16 and their comparison study.
(b) To evaluate the performance of ASK.
(c) To evaluate the performance of MFSK for M=2,4,8,16 and comparison study.
(d) How will select a particular modulation technique for a particular application

Assignment IV
Performance evaluation of digital communication system in presence of various error correcting
codes .
(a) To evaluate the performance of Hamming code.
(b) To evaluate the performance of Convolution code.
(c) Performance comparison of these two codes.
(d) How will select a particular channel code for a particular application.

Assignment V
Performance evaluation of digital communication system in presence of various communication
channels .
(a) To evaluate the performance of AWGN channel.
(b) To evaluate the performance of fading channel.
(c) Performance comparison of different communication channels.
(d) What will be the impact of a communication channel on the performance of digital
communication system.