FSK, PSK, QAM

2015
University of Technology
Afrah Salman
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Thisdocumentcontainsa brief descriptionaboutPSK,FSK,andQAM

PSK
Phase-shift keying (PSK) is a method of digital communication in
which the phase of a transmitted signal is varied to convey information.
There are several methods that can be used to accomplish PSK. The
simplest PSK technique is called binary phase-shift keying (BPSK). It
uses two opposite signal phases (0 and 180 degrees). The digital signal
is broken up time wise into individual bits (binary digits). The state of
each bit is determined according to the state of the preceding bit. If the
phase of the wave does not change, then the signal state stays the
same (0 or 1). If the phase of the wave changes by 180 degrees -- that
is, if the phase reverses -- then the signal state changes (from 0 to 1 or
from 1 to 0). Because there are two possible wave phases, BPSK is
sometimes called bi-phase modulation. Figure 1 shows an example of
the PSK representation.
Figure 1: PSK Representation.

FSK
Frequency-shift keying (FSK) is a method of transmitting digital
signals. The two binary states, logic 0 (low) and 1 (high), are each
represented by an analog waveform. Logic 0 is represented by a wave
at a specific frequency, and logic 1 is represented by a wave at a
different frequency. A modem converts the binary data from a computer
to FSK for transmission over telephone lines, cables, optical fiber, or
wireless media. The modem also converts incoming FSK signals to
digital low and high states, which the computer can "understand." Figure
2 shows the FSK representation.
Figure 2: FSK Representation.
The FSK mode was introduced for use with mechanical tele-
printers in the mid-1900s. The standard speed of those machines was
45 baud {Baud was the prevalent measure for data transmission speed
until replaced by a more accurate term, bps (bits per second)},
equivalent to about 45 bits per second. When personal computers
became common and networks came into being, this signaling speed
was tedious. Transmission of large text documents and programs took
hours; image transfer was unknown. During the 1970s, engineers began
to develop modems that ran at faster speeds, and the quest for ever-
greater bandwidth has continued ever since. Today, a standard

telephone modem operates at thousands of bits per second. Cable and
wireless modems work at more than 1,000,000 bps (one megabit per
second or 1 Mbps), and optical fiber modems function at many Mbps.
But the basic principle of FSK has not changed in more than half a
century.
QAM
QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) is a method of
combining two amplitude-modulated (AM) signals into a single channel,
thereby doubling the effective bandwidth. QAM is used with pulse
amplitude modulation (PAM) in digital systems, especially in wireless
applications.
In a QAM signal, there are two carriers, each having the same
frequency but differing in phase by 90 degrees (one quarter of a cycle,
from which the term quadrature arises). One signal is called the (I)
signal, and the other is called the (Q) signal. Mathematically, one of the
signals can be represented by a sine wave, and the other by a cosine
wave. The two modulated carriers are combined at the source for
transmission. At the destination, the carriers are separated, the data is
extracted from each, and then the data is combined into the original
modulating information.

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