Data Communication Systems (DCS) Unit Wise Important Questions

UNIT I 1. Draw OIS architectural model for open system inter networking and explain. 2. a).What are the various types of transmission modes and explain. b).What are the various types of noise that effect the digital communication? Explain in detail about each of them and techniques to minimize them www.jntuworld.com 3 a). What is a topology? Explain the topologies in Data Communications? b).Give the block diagram of DM and explain clearly the procedure for generation and demodulation of delta modulated signals. 4. a).Explain any one of the Interfacing systems in data communications. b).Explain the method of generating AM wave with its block diagram. 5. a) What is an open system? Explain in detail about open systems interconnection b) Briefly describe the significance of the Shannon limit for information capacity. For a standard telephone circuit with SNR of 30dB and a bandwidth of 2.7 kHz, determine the Shannon limit for information capacity. 6. a) Define the open systems interconnection. Briefly describe the seven layers of the OSI protocol hierarchy. b)Explain the following: i. Information Capacity ii. Bit rate iii. Baud iv. M-ary encoding. 7. a) What is data communication? What are the possible ways of data transmission? Explain with examples b) Draw the block diagram of data communication system and explain its components. 8. a) Define the following terms: data, data communications, data communications circuit and data communications networks b) Explain in detail about different types of data communication networks 9. (a) What is the difference between the communication of data and communication of information? (b) ) What is the difference between electrical noise and thermal noise? For an electronic device

operating at 17oC with a bandwidth of 10 kHz, determine the thermal noise power in watts and dBm. 10. (a) Compare peer-to-peer client/server network and dedicated client/server network (b) What is a signal-to-noise power ratio? For a circuit with a signal power of 100W and a noise power of 0.002mW, determine the signal-to-noise power ratio in absolute and dB values. (c)Explain, in detail, about quadrature amplitude modulation and trellis code modulation. 11. (a) What is meant by a layered protocol? Why are protocol layered? Explain. (b) What is meant by M-ary encoding? Explain higher-than-binary encoding with an example. www.jntuworld.com UNIT II 1. a).Mention the transmission line types and explain. b). Give the advantages and disadvantages of optical fiber cables. 2. What is an optical communication system? Draw the block diagram of optical fiber communication system and explain the each block in detail. 3. a) Explain the losses in a metallic transmission line. b) Discuss the modes of propagation of light through an optical fiber cable. 4. a).Explain the characteristics of electromagnetic waves and give the classifications of transmission line. b).Explain numerical aperture with reference to ray theory transmission? 5. a) What is a Transverse Electromagnetic Wave? Explain with a neat diagram. b) What are the primary building blocks of the fiber optic cable? Explain. 6. a) Give the classifications of transmission line? Explain briefly b) What is an optical fiber mode? Explain the three practical types of optical fiber modes. 7. (a) What is a transmission line? Compare balanced and unbalanced transmission lines? What are the different types of metallic transmission line types? b) Give the advantages and disadvantages of optical fibers compared to metalliccables. 8. a)What are the two kinds of waves? Explain in detail

b) State Snell's law for refraction and outline its significance for optical fiber cables. 9. (a) What is a plenum cable? Compare plenum and non-plenum cables. (b) What is a laser? Explain, in detail, the four types of lasers. www.jntuworld.com UNIT III 1. a).Explain the need for non uniform quantization in PCM system. b).Explain the process of Wave-length division multiplexing and de-multiplexing. 2. a).Explain the process of differential quantizing scheme and compare differential quantizing scheme with direct quantizing scheme. b).What are the TDM aspects of T1 carrier systems? 3. a).Determine the Transmission Bandwidth in PCM. b).Briefly explain the T1 Digital carrier system. 4. a).Draw the block diagram of a PCM system and explain each block in detail. b).Explain the process of Time division multiplexing and de-multiplexing. 5. a) Explain the four predominant methods of pulse modulation. b) Discuss about the frequency division multiplexing. 6. a) Draw the block diagram of a two-channel PCM-TDM system and explain b) For a two-channel PCM system with an 8-kHz sample rate and an 8-bit PCM code. Determine the line speed. 7. a) A PCM-TDM system multiplexes 24 voice-band channels. Each sample is encoded into 7-bits and a framing bit is added to each frame. The sampling rate is 9000 samples per second. Determine the line speed in bps b) Briefly describe the AT&T FDM hierarchy. 8. a) What is the relationship between dynamic range and the number of bits in a Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) code? For a PCM system with the minimum dynamic range: 46dB, determine the minimum number of bits used in the PCM code. b) What is a T carrier system? What is a fractional T carrier? Describe in detail the various T carrier systems

9. (a) What is pulse code modulation (PCM) line speed? For single-channel PCM system with a sample rate, fs = 6000 samples per second and a 7-bit compressed PCM code, determine the line speed. 10. (a) What do you understand by signal voltage-to-quantization noise voltage ratio? Give its relationship to resolution, dynamic range, and the maximum number of bits in a pulse code modulation (PCM). (b) Compare wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and dense wave division multiplexing (D-WDM); and also list the advantages and disadvantages of WDM. 11. (a) What do you understand by companding? Compare analog companding and digital companding. 12. (a) What is the relationship between dynamic range and the number of bits in a pulse code modulation (PCM) code? For a PCM system with the minimum dynamic range: 46dB, determine minimum number of bits used in the PCM code. (b) What is superframe and extended super frame time division multiplexing (TDM) format? Explain each with an example. www.jntuworld.com UNIT IV 1. a) Give the optical properties of radio waves and explain. b) Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different bands considering the effects of propagation media. 2. a) Define Skip distance and derive an expression for skip distance. b) Mention different microwave regions & band designations. 3. a) Explain the terrestrial propagation of EM waves. b) Explain clearly the classification of microwave sources. 4. a) Discuss various generations of the wireless networks? Explain development of each generation clearly. b) Discuss the various Satellite Services in brief. 5. a) Explain the concepts that aid to illustrate the effects of electromagnetic wave propagation. b) State the advantages and disadvantages of geo-synchronous satellites

6. a) Draw the block diagrams of microwave transmitter and receiver and explain their functioning b) Give brief description about equatorial, polar and inclined orbits 7. a) Explain briefly about microwave communication systems b) What is a satellite multiple-accessing arrangement? List and describe with neat diagrams, the three forms of satellite multiple-accessing arrangements 8. a) Describe the components that make up a radio link b) What are the requirements for satellites in geosynchronous orbits? What are the advantages and disadvantages of geosynchronous satellites?. 9. (a) What is a radio wave? What are the optical properties of radio waves? Explain all the details of how they relate to radio wave propagation? (b) What is meant by a free space path loss of an electromagnetic wave? Give the mathematical equation in decibel form. Determine, in dB, the free space path loss for a frequency of 6 GHz traveling a distance of 50km.