Components of Communications Engineering
Let us see the basic components that make up a communication channel
Communication System
- Information Source: This refers to the source which generates the necessary information that needs to be communicated to the receiver at the other end of communication system.
- Transmitter: Transmitter is the device which converts the input signal into a form that can be easily transmitted, this is known as modulation. This is mainly necessary for wireless communication where information is passed in the form of radio waves through transmission antennas.
- Channel: Channel can be defined as a physical medium used for transferring signal from sender to the receiver end. It can also be used in case there are multiple sources which need to be combined at channel before passing it to the receiver.
- Noise: Noise can be termed as an unwanted disturbance in our signal. During the transmission of signal different channels can introduce unwanted disturbance in our signal which can corrupt the original message.
- Receiver: Receiver performs the task of demodulating the data it receives. This is done to ensure that data is available in a form such that it can be interpreted by the user. Therefore, the original message is obtained at this point.
- User: This is the person or device who is present at th receiving end to receive the original message.
Getting Started with Communications Engineering
Communication engineering forms an essential part of our daily life. Therefore, it becomes necessary to understand the basics of Communication engineering in different domains. In this article, we will study what is communication engineering and which components are used in communication engineering.
We will also discuss the different types of communication engineering and see some basic characteristics of communication engineering. We will cover the advantages, disadvantages, and applications of communication engineering. Later, we will study some solved examples and conclude the article with some frequently asked questions that readers can refer to.
Table of Content
- Communications Engineering
- Components
- Types
- Characteristics
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Applications