Modulation / Transmission


Modulation can be defined as the process, or result of the process, of varying the characteristic of a carrier, in accordance with an information input signal from one input (voice or data). The modulated wave can be a varying electrical signal tranmitted over a wire carrier or an electromagnetic signal transmitted by any type transmitter.

Transmission is the access  methodology used to define the sharing of the spectrum bandwidth between all input voice channels and/or the data channels.


Analog POTS / PSTN Networks

In legacy... POTS networks the following modulation / transmission technologies are common;

Input -> Modulation-> Transmission
Voice Analog modulation 1 Channel (0-3600) Hertz

For data transmission

Input -> Modulation-> Transmission
Data Amplitude (ASK)
Frequency (FSK)
Phase (PSK)
Multilevel : 4-PSK, Quadrature (16-QAM)
1 or 3 (ISDN)
Channels : 0-128Kbps
or
Multiple calls on TDM
Aggregate of 1.544Mpbs
24 Channels

Wireless Network

For instance, in wireless word the typical architectures are often seen;

Analog Cellular Telephone (AMGP)

Input -> Modulation-> Transmission
Voice FM (Frequency Modulation) FDMA

Digital Cellular Telephone (IS-54, IS-95) and Data

Input -> Coding -> Modulation -> Transmission
Voice ADPCM / VSELP / QCELP DQPSK / GMSK / GFSK / B.QPSK FDMA / TDMA
CDMA (Voice)
   DS CDMA (Data)
Data   B.QPSK DS CDMA (Data)

Wireless LAN

Input -> LLC/MAC Modulation -> Transmission
Data CSMA/CA
EYNPMA / CFMA
16-4 PPM / GMSK
GFSK / DB.QPSK
CDMA / DS CDMA
FH CDMA / DS CDMA

Introductions

Introduction :

      Modulation Schemes

Modulation/Bandwidth - Broadband Access

More Advanced :

      Analog and Digital Communication Theory

Analog and Digital Modulation

Amplitude - Frequency  Modulation
Data Encoding : Amplitude, Frequency, Phase

  • Binary Phase-Shift Keying (BPSK)
  • Differential QPSK (QPSK)
  • Quanterly Phase Shift Keying (QPSK)
  • Binary Frequency-Shift Keying (BFSK)
  • Binary Amplitude-Shift Keying (BASK)

Digital modulation (BPSK, DPSK, DESPK, QSPK, BFSK, M-ary systems, MSK)

QAM Modulation : 4-QAM, 16-QAM, 64-QAM

Multicarrier modulation and OFDM; OFDM for DTTB
OFDM - DVBT Standard
OFDM Receivers for Broadband-Transmission

Digital : Pulse Code Modulation and TDM

Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) and (ADPCM)
Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM)

Multiplexing

  • Binary Frequency-Shift Keying (BFSK)
  • Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
  • Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)
  • Statistical Time Division Multiplexing (STDM)

Digital Multiple Access Method

Tutorial of FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA
CDMA :  All about CDMA : Spreading Sequences

GPS : Global Positionning System

Global Positioning System Overview

Modulation and Speech

Acoustics of Spoken Language Dafydd Gibbon
Investigating Amplitude Modulation for Speech Signal

Related Topics

Error Detection / Correction
Digital Hierarchy
Phase Noise in Amplifiers and Oscillators
Signals and Systems
Modems Technology