Communications Formula Sheet
Communications Formula Sheet
General through LTI system µY (t) = h(t) ∗ µX (t) RY (t, u) = h(t) ∗ h(u) ∗ RX (t, u)
N0 N0
White noise: RN (τ ) = δ(τ ) ⇔ SN (f ) =
2 2
N0 f
Low-pass white noise: RN (τ ) = N0 B sinc(2πBτ ) ⇔ SN (f ) = rect
2 2B
N0 f − fc f + fc
Band-pass white noise: RN (τ ) = 2N0 B sinc(2πBτ ) cos(2πfc τ ) ⇔ SN (f ) = rect + rect
2 2B 2B
kf mp ∆f
Frequency deviation: ∆f = kf mp and Deviation ratio / modulation index: β = =
W W
FM transmission bandwidth (Carson’s rule of thumb): BT = 2W (β + 1) = 2(∆f + W )
∆2
Quantisation noise variance / power: PN = E[q 2 ] =
12
3P
Signal-to-noise ratio at output of fully loaded n-bit quantiser: SNR(dB) = 6n + 10 log10
m2p