DATA
COMMUNICATION
Lecture-12
Recap of Lecture 11
Signals
Analog and Digital
Analog and Digital Data & Signals
Periodic & Aperiodic Signals
Sine Waves and its Characteristics
Overview of Lecture 12
Sine Waves and its Characteristics
Control of Signals
Time and Frequency Domain
Composite Signals
Period and Frequency
1 1
T or f
f T
Example 4.3
A Sine wave has a frequency of 6
Hz. What is its period?
Solution
1 1
T 0.17 sec
f 6
Example 4.5
A Sine wave completes one cycle in
4 seconds. What is its frequency?
Solution:
1 1
f 0.25 Hz
T 4
Another Way to Look at
Frequency
Measurement of the rate of change
How fast the wave moves from its
lowest to its highest point
Changes in Short Time: High
Frequency
Two Frequency Extremes
No change at all
– Zero frequency
Instantaneous changes
– Infinite frequency
Phase
Phase describes the position of the
waveform relative to time zero
Phase describes the amount of
backward or forward shift of the
waveform
Measured in Degrees or Radians
Phase
Example 4.7
1
A sine wave is offset 6 of a cycle
with respect to time zero. What is
its phase?
One Cycle = 360 Degrees
1 of a cycle = 360 = 60 Degrees
6 6
Control of Signals
Signal can be controlled by three
attributes:
– Amplitude
– Frequency
– Phase
Control of Signals- Amplitude
Control of Signals- Frequency
Control of Signals- Phase
Time and Frequency Domain
Time and Frequency Domain
Example
Composite Signals
Summary
Sine Waves and its Characteristics
Control of Signals
Time and Frequency Domain
Composite Signals
Suggested Reading
Section 4.4, 4.5 “Data Communications
and Networking” 2nd Edition by Behrouz
A. Forouzan