Cs601
Data Communication
BC 230409942
Kanwal Shehzadi
Question no 1
Suppose we want to send a binary signal through a 6 KHz channel
having signal-to-noise ratio is 30 dB. What will be the maximum
achievable data rate? Provide your answer with complete calculations
and proper unit.
Solution:
C= B.log2 (1+SNR)
C is the maximum achievable data in bits per second.
B is the bandwidth of the channel in hertz (Hz)
SNR is the signal to noise ratio, which is a unitless ration.
Given Data:
Bandwidth B = 6Hz = 6000Hz
Signal to noise ration SNR = 30 db
Step 1:
Convert the SNR from db to unitless ration
SNR = 10 (SNR/10)
SNR = 10 (30/10) = 103 = 1000
Step 2:
Apply the Shannon-Hartley Theorem
C= 6000.log2 (1+1000)
Step 3:
Calculate log2 (1+1000)
Log2 (x) = log10 (x) / log10 (2)
Log2 (1001) = log10 (10001) / log10 (2)
Log10 (1001) ≈ 3.0004 and log10 (2) ≈ 0.3010
Log10 (1001) ≈3.0004/0.2010 = 9.966
Step 4:
Calculate C
C=6000*9.966 ≈59796 bps
The maximum achievable data is approximately C ≈ 59.8kbps
Question no 2
In a university campus, total 6 gateways of several computer LABs are
connected with each other using mesh topology. In each LAB, star
topology is used to connect different devices with a central switch. How
many links have been used to connect these gateways with each other?
Provide your answer by mentioning the formula and all necessary
calculation steps.
Solution:
To calculate the total number of links required to connect n nodes in a
full mesh topology, we can use the formula:
Number of links = n(n-1)/2
Where:
L is the number of links
N is the total number of nodes (gateways) to be connected.
Given Data:
Total number of gateways n = 6
Apply the formula
L = 6(6-1)/2
L = 6*5/2
L = 30/2
L = 15
The number of links required to connect 6 gateways in a mesh topology
is:
L = 15
