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Quiz 6.6-7
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Quiz Instructions

Question 1 4 pts

An convolutional code used for years at NASA for early deep space missions (e.g.
Voyager) has a constraint length of 7 and rate 1/2.  In somewhat later deep space
missions (e.g. Cassini), NASA used a code with constraint length 15 and rate 1/6.
The new code has a 2 dB increase in coding gain over the old code.

Defining complexity as the number of states in the decoder, by what factor has

complexity increased by using the new code?

Assuming soft decision decoding is used in both cases, by what factor does the free
distance increase by switching to the new code? Choose the closest integer. Hint:

You first need to convert out of dB.

When used in the Cassini program, depending on link conditions, the data bit rate
was as low as 40 bits per second. Assuming no additional coding was used, what

was the channel bit rate rate in this case? bits per second. 

In practice, a second code, a block code, was used (concatenated) on top of the first
to improve performance. Again assuming the 40 bits per second data bit rate, what
was the channel bit rate assuming both the rate 1/6 convolutional code and an

n=252, k=240 block code were used? bits per second. 

Question 2 8 pts

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Consider a convolutional code with the following trellis.

Inputs of zero are represented by solid lines and inputs of one are represented by
dashed lines.

What is ?

What is  ?

Suppose the data bits 0110 are sent. What are the the 10th, 11th, and 12th code

bits? Write answer like 011.

Suppose the error-free code bits are 111 100 101 010. What are the four data bits?

Write answer like 0101.

Suppose the error-containing code bits are 100 011 111 011. If the data sequence

was 0010, how many code bits are in error?

Repeat if the data sequence was 1001.

Repeat if the data sequence was 1010.

Assuming errors are infrequent, which of these three sequences is LEAST likely to

have been sent? Write answer like 0101.

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Question 3 4 pts

Consider a line that has a loss of 10 dB per 500 m. Consider a length of 300 m of this
line. All answers should be to the nearest integer.

Determine the line loss L of this line in dB. dB.

Determine the gain of this line G in dB. dB.

Determine the noise figure of this line F in dB. dB.

Determine the noise temperature of this line rounded to the nearest 10 degrees.

K.

Question 4 4 pts

Consider three amps:

Suppose all 3 amps are chained together. A is in front, followed by B, folowed by C.

What is the overall gain of the system in dB? dB.

What is the overall noise figure of the system in dB? dB.

Now suppose instead that C is in front, followed by B, followed by A.

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What is the overall gain of the system in dB? dB.

What is the overall noise figure of the system in dB? dB.

Question 5 3 pts

Consider a system with composite noise temperature of 870 K. The input noise
temperature at the antenna is 145 K. Each answer should be given to the nearest
integer.

Determine the composite noise figure in dB. dB.

Determine the system effective temperature. K.

Determine the operational noise figure in dB. dB.

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