SEPTEMBER 2011 QUESTION 2 a) Given the dataword of 111111 and the divisor of 10011.

Show the generating and checking process of the codeword at the sender's and receiver's site, if the CRC method is being used for error detection purpose. (7 marks) b) Convert the polynomial to a binary word and vice versa : i) X6+x4+x2 + 1 ii) 111001111 (3 marks) QUESTION 5 We have an available bandwidth of 350 KHz which spans from 200 KHz to 550 KHz. Assuming the d and r parameter = 1. If ASK method is being used for digital data to analog signal conversion, calculate: a) Carrier frequency b) Bit rate (4 marks) QUESTION 4 a) Give an advantage of NRZ-I over NRZ-L line coding technique. (2 marks) b) Draw the signal for the data stream 00110011 using the following line coding schemes: i) NRZ-I ii) Differential Manchester (4 marks) MARCH 2012 QUESTION 9 Given that a Computer receives three data items 234516, A34E16, 56B416 with a checksum of E2B716. By using checksum error detection method, determine whether the received data items can be accepted or rejected (show your work). (4 marks) QUESTION 4 Draw the graph of differential Manchester encoding scheme using the following data streams:

1110101010
(4 marks) QUESTION 5 Draw the constellation diagram for 8-QAM with two different peak amplitudes and four different phases. (3 marks) QUESTION 12 a) Find the mask that creates 64 subnets in class A. Give your answer in dotted decimal. (2 marks) b) Find the first and the last address in the following 17.34.16.0/23 block. (4 marks) OCTOBER 2010 QUESTION 3 Draw the time domain plot and frequency domain plot for a periodic composite signal that can be decomposed into the following sine-wave components: a) 3V peak amplitude, 0.25 second period and 270 degrees phase b) 5V peak amplitude, 5 Hz frequency and 180 degrees phase c) 7V peak amplitude, 8 Hz frequency and 90 degrees phase (6 marks)

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OCTOBER 2010 QUESTION 4 Draw a signal for the 01010101 bit stream, if the following digital-to-digital encoding techniques is being used. a) NRZ-I b) Differential Manchester (4 marks) QUESTION 5 The telephone line has 4 KHz bandwidth. Calculate the bit rate if the following technique is being used? Assume d=0. a) QPSK b) 64-QAM (4 marks) QUESTION 8 Complete the following table regarding Ethernet implementations.

QUESTION 9 Draw a diagram to show an Extended Service Set (ESS) with Access Points (APs) wireless through a distribution system. (3 marks) QUESTION 1 Given the 00001111 dataword: a) Show the generation of CRC bits with the divisor of 10011 at the sender. (4 marks) b) Show the checking process of the codeword with the same divisor in (a) at the receiver. (4 marks) c) Write the divisor 10011 in polynomial form. (2 marks) QUESTION 3 An organization is granted the 130.56.0.0/16 IP address block. The administrator wants to create 64 subnets from the granted block. a) Find the subnet mask used for the subnetting process. (2 marks) b) Find the number of addresses in each subnet. (2 marks) c) Find the first and last addresses in subnet number 1. (2 marks) d) Find the first and last addresses in subnet number 60. (2 marks) e) Give the default mask before the subnetting process (2 marks) OCTOBER 2009 QUESTION 4 Draw the time domain plot of a sine wave with amplitude of 20V, frequency of 4 and a phase of 270. On the same diagram, draw a sine wave with the same amplitude and frequency but with a 90 phase shift from the first phase. (4 marks)
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QUESTION 8 When a packet with IP address 202.148.184.20 reaches a router, how would the router route the packet to the correct destination? Find the network address of the destined packet, if the network is not subnetted. (4 marks) QUESTION 1 a) Differentiate between even parity and odd parity. (2 marks) b) A series of 8-bit message blocks (frames) is to be transmitted across a data link using a CRC for error detection. A generator polynomial x4 + x3 + 1 is to be used. If the following bit string 11101110 is to be transmitted, illustrate the CRC generating process and the information portion of the transmitted frame. (6 marks) c) Briefly explain polynomial in the CRC error detection. (2 marks) QUESTION 2 An organization is granted the block 130.56.0.0/16. The administrator wants to create 1024 subnets. a) Find the subnet mask. (2 marks) b) Find the number of addresses in each subnet. (2 marks) c) Find the first and last addresses in subnet 1. (2 marks) d) Find the first and last addresses in subnet 1024. (4 marks)
ITT400 APR 2011 QUESTION 1 Draw the graph by using the following data stream 00110011 by using the following encoding scheme: a) NRZ-L scheme (4 marks) b) NRZ-I scheme (4 marks) c) Manchester scheme (4 marks) d) Differential Manchester scheme (4 marks) ITT400 APR 2010 QUESTION 6 An organization is granted with a block of IP address 172.20.0.0/25, a) Find the subnet mask in binary and decimal. (2 marks) b) How many subnets can be defined with specified subnet? (2 marks) c) Find the first and last addresses in subnet 1. (2 marks) d) Find the first and last address in subnet 5 (2 marks) e) How many host in each subnet?
(2 marks)

QUESTION 2 a) Encode the 11011011 binary bit-stream using each of the following: i) NRZ-I encoding technique. ii) Manchester encoding technique. iii) Differential Manchester encoding technique. iv) Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI) encoding technique. (4 marks)
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