15-441 Assignments, Fall 2004

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P55 Exercises 5, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25, 28.
P150 Exercises 5, 6.
P228 Exercises 17, 21.
The S/N for a typical telephone line is about 30 dB. According to Shannon's Theorem, what is the maximum speed a modem can achieve over the telephone line?
The DSL technology runs over the telephone line and can achieve transmission speed of several Mbps. Does it contradict the result in the previous problem and Shannon's Theorem? Explain why or why not. It may be worthwhile to spend a couple of minutes researching on the Web.
How many bits per second are used to transport SONET overhead in a OC-3 link?