The bit rate of the digital communication system is M kbps. The modulation used is 16 QAM. The minimum bandwidth required for ideal transmission is _________.

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  1. M/2 kHz
  2. M/16 kHz
  3. M kHz
  4. M/8 kHz

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Option 1 : M/2 kHz
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Concept:

In the M-Array modulation scheme, the minimum bandwidth required for ideal transmission is given by:

\({\left( {BW} \right)_{min}} = \frac{{{2R_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}N}}Hz\)

Where,

Rb = bit rate in bps

N = number of levels in M-Array scheme

Calculation:

Given that,

Bit rate = M kbps

Number of levels = N = 16

\(\therefore {\left( {BW} \right)_{{\rm{min}}}} = \frac{{{2R_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}N}}Hz = \frac{2M}{{{{\log }_2}16}}kHz\)

\( = \frac{2M}{{{{\log }_2}{2^4}}}kHz\)

\( = \frac{2M}{{4\; \times\; {{\log }_2}2}}kHz\)

\( (BW)_{min}= \frac{M}{{2}}kHz\)

So. The minimum bandwidth will be M/2 kHz, for ideal transmission.

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For Baseband

For Passband

Binary:

1) B.W. = Rb

Binary:

1) BW = 2 Rb

Raised cosine (α) :

2)  \(BW = \frac{{{R_b}}}{2}\left( {1 + \alpha } \right)\)

Raised cosine (α) :

\(2)\;BW = \frac{{2{R_b}}}{2}\left( {1 + \alpha } \right)\)

= Rb (1 + α) 

M-ary:

1)  \(B.W. = \frac{{{R_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}M}}\)

M-ary:

1)  \(B.W = \frac{{2{R_b}}}{{{{\log }_2}M}}\)

Raised cosine (α):

2)  \(B.W. = \frac{{{R_b}\left( {1 + \alpha } \right)}}{{2{{\log }_2}M}}\)

Raised cosine (α) :

2)  \(B.W = \frac{{{R_b}\left( {1 + \alpha } \right)}}{{{{\log }_2}M}}\)

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