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Composite Baseband

A. Discussion
a. Composite Baseband
i. It is the final output of the FDM multiplexer wherein it includes channel, group,
super group, and master group banks, depending on the capacity of the system.
It is also the total intelligence signal prior to modulation of the final carrier.
ii. It has four parts
1. Groups
a. Each voice-band channel is band limited with an anti-aliasing
filter prior to modulating the channel carrier. FDM uses single-
sideband suppressed carrier (SSBSC) modulation which
composes of balanced modulator and the band pass filter.
Balanced modulator is a double-sideband suppressed-carrier
modulator and the band pass filter is tuned to the difference
between the carrier and the input voice-band frequencies (LSB).
The ideal input frequency range for a single voice-band channel
is 0 KHz to 4 KHz.
2. Super Groups
a. Supergroup is formed with a group bank and combining
network. Five groups are combined to form a supergroup. The
frequency spectrum for each group is 60kHz to 108kHz. Each
group is mixed with a different group carrier frequency in a
balanced modulator and then bandlimited with a bandpass filter
tuned to the difference frequency band (LSB) to produce a
SSSBSC signal.
3. Master Groups
a. There are two types of mastergroups: L600 and U600. The L600
mastergroup is used for low-capacity microwave systems, and
the U600 mastergroup may be further multiplexed and used for
higher-capacity microwave radio systems. So youre mission
Agent C, is to retrieve the U600 and L600 mastergroups.
b. For the U600, it is a supergroup bank and combining network.
Ten supergroups are combined to form a mastergroup. The
frequency spectrum for each supergroup is 312 KHz to 552 KHz.
Each supergroup is mixed with a different supergroup carrier
frequency in a balanced modulator. The output is then band
limited so the difference frequency band (LSB) to form a SSBSC
signal.
4. Radio Channels
a. A radio channel comprises either a single L600 mastergroup or
up to three U600 mastergroups. So youre mission Agent C is to
retrieve the radio channel.(Fig. 11.35 a) This is an 1800-channel
composite FDM baseband signal which is formed for
transmission over a single microwave radio channel.
Mastergroup 1 is transmitted directly as is, while mastergroups
2 and 3 undergo an additional multiplexing step. The three
mastergroups are summed in a mastergroup combining
network to produce the output spectrum which has 80khz
guard band between adjacent mastergroups. This system can be
increased from 1800 voice-band channels to 1860 by adding an
additional supergroup directly to mastergroup 1. The additional
312khz to 552khz supergroup extends the composite output
spectrum from 312khz to 8284khz.
B. Definition of terms
a. Multiplexer
b. Modulators
c. Adjacent
C. Block Diagram
a. None

D. Problem Solving
a. f
out
= f
c
f
s
to f
c

where:
f
c
= supergroup carrier frequency
f
s
= supergroup frequency spectrum (312 KHz to 552 KHz)
For supergroup 13, f
out
= 1116 KHz (312 KHz to 552 KHz) = 564 KHz to 804 KHz
For supergroup 14, f
out
= 1364 KHz (312 KHz to 552 KHz) = 812 KHz to 1052 KHz
For supergroup D28, f
out
= 3396 KHz (312 KHz to 552 KHz) = 2844 KHz to 3084 KHz
Fc =372 +48nkHz
Where n= group number
To solve for the output of a group bandpass filtervwe use this formula:
Fout= (Fc 108kHz) to (Fc 60kHz)
Where fc =group carrier frequency (372 +48nkHz) and for a group frequency spectrum of 60khz
to108khz.
Group 1, fout=420kHz-(60kHz to 108kHz) = 312kHz to 360kHz
Group 2, fout=468kHz-(60kHz to 108kHz) = 360kHz to 408kHz
Group 5, fout=612kHz-(60kHz to 108kHz) = 504kHz to 552kHz
For channel 1: f
out
= 108 KHz 4 KHz = 104 KHz to 108 KHz
f
out
= 104 KHz 100 KHz = 100 KHz to 104KHz
f
out
= 64 KHz 4 KHz = 60 KHz to 64 KHz
The outputs from 12 A-type channel are summed and produced a total group (60 KHz to 108 KHz)
where Bandwidth = 12 channels x 4 KHz = 48 KHz
F
c
= 112-4nKHz
where: n = channel number
for the output of a channel band pass filter is:
f
out
= (f
c
4 kHz) to f
c
and each voice-band channel has a 4 KHz bandwidth.

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