EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ITEC309 COMPUTER NETWORKS I

HOMEWORK #2
The answers of the homework questions must be submitted as described in the “Assignment Preparation
and Submission” guide.
Questions
Give short answers to the following questions.

Q1. Calculate the value of the signal rate for each case in Figure 2.1 if the data rate is 2 Mbps and c = 1/2.

Figure 2.1

Q2. Draw the graph of the following schemes using the data stream 11001101, assuming that the last signal level
has been positive.
a. NRZ-L
b. NRZ-I
c. Manchester
d. Differential Manchester

Q3. Find the 8-bit data stream for each case depicted in Figure 2.2.

Time Time

a. NRZ-I b. Differential Manchester

Time

Figure 2.2
c. Pseudoternary

Q4. We have sampled a low-pass signal with a bandwidth of 200 KHz using 1024 levels of quantization.
a. Calculate the bit rate of the digitized signal.
b. Calculate the SNRdB for this signal.

Q5. Calculate the baud rate for the given bit rate and type of modulation.
a. 6,000 bps, ASK
b. 6,000 bps, FSK
c. 6,000 bps, QPSK
d. 6,000 bps, 64-QAM
Q6. What is the required bandwidth for the following cases if we need to send 6,000 bps? Let d = 1.
a. ASK
b. FSK with 2∆f = 6 KHz
c. QPSK
d. 64-QAM

Q7. The telephone line has 4 KHz bandwidth. What is the maximum number of bits we can send using each of the
following techniques? Let d = 0.
a. ASK
b. QPSK
c. 128-QAM
d. 32-QAM

Q8. List the coaxial cable connectors and where they are used.

Q9. Using Figure 2.3, tabulate the attenuation (in dB) of a 22-gaug UTP for the indicated frequencies and
distances into Table 2.1.

Figure 2.3

Distance dB at 10 KHz dB at 100 KHz

1 Km
10 Km
15 Km
20 Km
Table 2.1

Q10.If the power at the beginning of a 1 Km 22-gauge UTP is 200 mW, what is the power at the end for
frequencies 10 KHz and 100 KHz? Use the results of Q9.