Digital Modulation Techniques in
Mobile Communications
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Digital Modulation Technique
Sender Destination
Message Message
Modulation Channel Demodulation
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Modulation Techniques
Modulation is the process of encoding information from a
message source in a manner suitable for transmition.
The ultimate goal of a modulation technique is to transport the
message signal through a radio channel with the best possible
quality while occupying the least amount of radio spectrum.
Sender
Modulation Channel
Message
D(t)
C(t)=A COS (wt+Φ)
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Modulation may be done by varying the amplitude
,phase, or frequency of a high frequency carrier in
accordance with the amplitude of the message
signal.
C(t)=A COS (wt+Φ)
ASK FSK PSK
Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
- Pulse shaping can be employed to remove spectral
spreading.
- ASK demonstrates poor performance, as it is heavily
affected by noise and interference.
Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
- Bandwidth occupancy of FSK is dependant on the spacing of the
two symbols. A frequency spacing of 0.5 times the symbol period
is typically used.
- FSK can be expanded to a M-ary scheme, employing multiple
frequencies as different states.
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Phase Shift Keying (PSK)
- Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) demonstrates better performance
than ASK and FSK.
- PSK can be expanded to a M-ary scheme, employing multiple phases
and amplitudes as different states.
- Filtering can be employed to avoid spectral spreading.
PSK & DPSK
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