Coventry University
304CDE: Digital Communication Systems 2
Tutorial 2
1. (Lecture 6) The following set of 3-bit words is to be used for error detection {000,
011, 101, 111}, identify the minimum distance dmin for this set of codewords.
What is the number of detectable errors for this code?
2. (Lecture 7) For a (6, 3) code, the generator matrix G is
G= 1 0 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1 1 0
(a) Determine all corresponding codewords.
(b) What is the parity check matrix H?
(c) What is the transmitted codeword C if the received codeword is [ 1 0 0 0 1 1 ]?
3. (Lecture 8) A (7, 3) cyclic code has the generator word 10111.
(a) Determine the codeword for the information bits 101.
(b) Determine the generator matrix and parity check matrix.
(c) If the received word is 1110101. Identify whether any errors have occurred
and, if so, find the position of the error and the corrected codeword then the
decoder output.
4. (Lecture 9-10) A rate ½ convolutional code has the generator words 111 and 011
(a) Draw a diagram of the encoder.
(b) Produce a state table and trellis diagram for this code.
(c) Perform Viterbi decoding on the received sequence 01 00 00 00.
5. (Lecture 11) A cellular base station transmits a signal of 20 W to a mobile user
using a frequency of 900 MHz. Both the transmitting and receiving devices use
isotropic antennas with unity gain (GT = GR = 1). What is the received power (in
dBm) when the separation distance between the base station and mobile user is 20
m?
6. (Lecture 12) In the figure below the MS employs a directional antenna with a beam
width Φ of a 2-D isotropic scattering environment. While receiving a radio
transmission at 850 MHz, a Doppler frequency of 20 to 60 Hz is observed. What is
the beam width of the MS antenna, and how fast is the MS traveling?
7. (Lecture 12) Small-scale fading distribution
(a) The delay spread () of the channel is 5 us. Characterize the channel as either
Flat fading or Frequency selective fading given a symbol duration Ts = 1 ms,
Flat fading as Ts >>
(b) Describe the major difference between the Rayleigh and Rice fading?
The Rayleigh fading model is used to describe the received signal
envelope when there is no line-of-sight (NLOS) between the TX and RX.
On contrary, the Rice fading model is used to describe the received signal
envelope when there exists line-of-sight (LOS) between the TX and RX
(c) In Rice fading channel, what is the meaning of the Rice factor K?
The ratio of the power delivered by the dominant component to that
arriving via the scattered waves.