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Vestigial Sideband: SC and SSB, Called As Vestigial Sideband (VSB) Technique. The Word Vestige Which Means "A

Vestigial sideband (VSB) modulation is a technique that is a compromise between double sideband suppressed carrier (DSB-SC) and single sideband (SSB) modulation. With VSB, one full sideband is transmitted along with a portion ("vestige") of the other sideband. This allows for less bandwidth than DSB while avoiding the information loss that can occur with imperfect SSB filters. VSB is commonly used for television signal transmission because it allows for the important low video frequencies to be transmitted with minimal phase distortion while using less bandwidth than other modulation techniques.

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Vestigial Sideband: SC and SSB, Called As Vestigial Sideband (VSB) Technique. The Word Vestige Which Means "A

Vestigial sideband (VSB) modulation is a technique that is a compromise between double sideband suppressed carrier (DSB-SC) and single sideband (SSB) modulation. With VSB, one full sideband is transmitted along with a portion ("vestige") of the other sideband. This allows for less bandwidth than DSB while avoiding the information loss that can occur with imperfect SSB filters. VSB is commonly used for television signal transmission because it allows for the important low video frequencies to be transmitted with minimal phase distortion while using less bandwidth than other modulation techniques.

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Vestigial sideband

In case of SSB modulation, when a sideband is passed through the filters, the band pass filter
may not work perfectly in practice. As a result of which, some of the information may get lost.

Hence to avoid this loss, a technique is chosen, which is a compromise between DSB-


SC and SSB, called as Vestigial Sideband (VSB) technique. The word vestige which means “a
part” from which the name is derived.

Vestigial Sideband
Both of the sidebands are not required for the transmission, as it is a waste. But a single band if
transmitted, leads to loss of information. Hence, this technique has evolved.

Vestigial Sideband Modulation or VSB Modulation is the process where a part of the signal
called as vestige is modulated, along with one sideband. A VSB signal can be plotted as shown
in the following figure.

Along with the upper sideband, a part of the lower sideband is also being transmitted in this
technique. A guard band of very small width is laid on either side of VSB in order to avoid the
interferences. VSB modulation is mostly used in television transmissions.

Transmission Bandwidth
The transmission bandwidth of VSB modulated wave is represented as −
B=(fm+fv)HzB=(fm+fv)Hz

Where,

fm = Message bandwidth

fv = Width of the vestigial sideband

VSB Modulation − Advantages


Following are the advantages of VSB −

 Highly efficient.

 Reduction in bandwidth.

 Filter design is easy as high accuracy is not needed.

 The transmission of low frequency components is possible, without difficulty.

 Possesses good phase characteristics.

VSB Modulation − Disadvantages


Following are the disadvantages of VSB −

 Bandwidth when compared to SSB is greater.

 Demodulation is complex.

VSB Modulation − Application


The most prominent and standard application of VSB is for the transmission of television
signals. Also, this is the most convenient and efficient technique when bandwidth usage is
considered.

 In the video signal very low frequency modulating components exist along with the rest
of the signal. These components give rise to sidebands very close to the carrier frequency
which are difficult to remove by physically realizable filters.
 The low video frequencies contain the most important information of the picture and any
effort to completely suppress the lower sideband would result in objectionable phase
distortion at these frequencies.
 This distortion will be seen by the eye as ‘smear’ in the reproduced picture. Therefore, as
a compromise, only a part of the lower sideband, is suppressed, and the radiated signal
then consists of a full upper sideband together with the carrier, and the vestige (remaining
part) of the partially suppressed lower sideband.
 This pattern of transmission of the modulated signal is known as vestigial sideband. In
the 625 line system, frequencies up to 0.75 MHz in the lower sideband are fully radiated.
 The picture signal is seen to occupy a bandwidth of 6.75 MHz instead to 11 MHz.
 Though the total power that is developed and radiated at the transmitter. This can be
demonstrated by considering the power relations in the modulated wave. The total power
Pt, in the modulated wave is the sum of the carrier power Pc, and the power in the two

sidebands. This can be expressed as: 

where, Ec is the r.m.s. value of the sinusoidal carrier wave, and R is the resistance in which the
power is dissipated. Note from the above expression that Pc remains constant but Pt depends on
the value of the modulation index m.

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