Introduction To Communication Systems
Introduction To Communication Systems
Lenlyn M. Villena
Itis the process of exchanging
information
TYPES:
SPACE-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
CODE-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
Electromagnetic Spectrum
• range of electromagnetic signals encompassing all
frequencies
FREQUENCY
• number of times a particular phenomenon occurs in
a given period of time
• In electronics, frequency is the number of cycles of a
repetitive wave that occurs in a given time period.
WAVELENGTH
• distance occupied by one cycle of a wave, and it is
usually expressed in meters
Extremely Low Frequencies.
• Extremely low frequencies (ELFs) are in the 30-300Hz
range. These include ac power line frequencies (50
and 60 Hz are common), as well as those frequencies
in the low end of the human audio range.
Voice Frequencies.
• Voice frequencies (VFs) are in the range of 300 to
3000 Hz. This is the normal range of human speech.
Although human hearing extends from
approximately 20 to 20,000 Hz, most intelligible
sound occurs in the VF range.
Very Low Frequencies.
• Very low frequencies (VLFs) extend from 9 kHz to
30 kHz and include the higher end of the human
hearing range up to about 15 or 20 kHz. Many
musical instruments make sounds in this range
as well as in the ELF and VF ranges.
Low Frequencies.
• Low frequencies (LFs) are in the 30- to 300-kHz
range. Frequencies in this range are also used as
subcarriers, signals that are modulated by the
baseband information.
Medium Frequencies.
• Medium frequencies (MFs) are in the 300- to 3000-
kHz (0.3- to 3.0-MHz) range. The major application of
frequencies in this range is AM radio broadcasting
(535 to 1605 kHz).
High Frequencies.
• High frequencies (HFs) are in the 3- to 30-MHz range.
These are the frequencies generally known as short
waves. All kinds of simplex broadcasting and half
duplex two-way radio communication take place in
this range.
Very High Frequencies.
• Very high frequencies (VHFs) encompass the 30-
to 300-MHz range.
Ultrahigh Frequencies.
• Ultrahigh frequencies (UHFs) encompass the 300-
to 3000-MHz range. This, too, is a widely used
portion of the frequency spectrum. It includes
the UHF TV channels 14 through 51, and it is
used for land mobile communication and
services
Microwaves and SHFs.
• Frequencies between the 1000-MHz (1-GHz) and 30-GHz range
are called microwaves. Microwave ovens usually operate at 2.45
GHz. Superhigh frequencies (SHFs) are in the 3- to 30-GHz
range.