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Ch 13Modern Communication Systems — 2nd PUC Electronics, concept-first.

Modern communication systems are all around us — the phone in your pocket, the Wi-Fi at home, the glass fibres that carry the internet, and the satellites that relay television and long-distance calls.

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Cellular Mobile Communication

A wireless telephone system that lets a moving user link into the public telephone network by dividing the service area into small cells, each with its own low-power transceiver, all controlled by a central MTSO.

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Introduction

Modern communication systems are all around us — the phone in your pocket, the Wi-Fi at home, the glass fibres that carry the internet, and the satellites that relay television and long-distance calls…

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Cellular Mobile Phone Network

A cellular mobile telephone system is one that lets a user link into the ordinary (standard) telephone network and place a call to almost any part of the world, all while on the move.

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Internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Optical Fibre and Satellite Communication

This section groups five closely related communication technologies — the Internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optical-fibre communication and satellite communication — each treated under its own heading below…

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RADAR Communication System

RADAR stands for Radio Detection And Ranging. It is a system used to detect and find the exact location of a distant object — called the target in radar terminology — or to determine the target's velo…

Chapter Summary

- A cellular mobile telephone system links a mobile user into the standard telephone network. Early analog AMPS has been replaced by digital 2G/2.5G/3G/4G systems, which use the spectrum more efficien…

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  1. Q1What is cellular communication?Free
  2. Q2What is cell splitting?Free
  3. Q3Why are the cells in hexagon shape during cell splitting?Free
  4. Q4What is internet?Preview
  5. Q5What is a protocol?Preview
  6. Q6What is WWW?Preview
  7. Q7Define Wi-Fi.Preview
  8. Q8What is Bluetooth?Preview
  9. Q9What is a piconet?Preview
  10. Q10What is meant by Fiber optic communication?Preview
  11. Q11Which are the materials commonly used for fiber optic cables?Preview
  12. Q12What is a transponder?Preview
  13. Q13What is RADAR?Preview
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  1. Q14Mention the advantages of cell phone systems.Free
  2. Q15Mention the uses of internet.Free
  3. Q16What is ISP? Mention its role in computer networking.Free
  4. Q17Mention few types of protocols used in computer networks.Preview
  5. Q18What is URL? Mention its general format.Preview
  6. Q19Mention the important techniques used for Bluetooth operation.Preview
  7. Q20Mention few applications of fiber optic communication systems.Preview
  8. Q21Mention few applications of satellites.Preview
  9. Q22Distinguish between uplink and down link signals.Preview
  10. Q23Draw the diagram of a satellite transponder system.Preview
  11. Q24Mention few applications of communication satellites.Preview
  12. Q25Mention few applications of Radar.Preview
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  1. Q26List the additional features of 3G and 4G cell phone systems.Free
  2. Q27Explain call hand-off and frequency re-use used in cell phone system.Free
  3. Q28Draw a labeled diagram of a Bluetooth system.Preview
  4. Q29Compare Wi-Fi with Bluetooth.Preview
  5. Q30With a diagram, explain the operation of a communication satellite system.Preview
  6. Q31Give a classification of RADAR systems.Preview
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  1. Q32Draw the block diagram of a 2G cell phone system and briefly describe the function of each block.Free
  2. Q33List the sequence of operations involved in establishing a call from a cell phone.Free
  3. Q34Briefly explain the different parts of an internet address.Free
  4. Q35List the advantages and applications of Wi-Fi.Preview
  5. Q36Mention few applications of Bluetooth.Preview
  6. Q37With a neat block diagram, explain the operation of a fiber optic communication system.Preview
  7. Q38Draw the block diagram of a Radar system and explain the function of each block.Preview