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For a channel of 3 KHz bandwidth and signal to noise ratio of 30 dB, the maximum data rate is :

By Shannon's theorem the maximum data rate of a noisy channel is \(C = B\log_2(1 + S/N)\). A signal-to-noise ratio of 30 dB means \(S/N = 10^{30/10} = 1000\), so \(C = 3000…

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For a channel of 3 KHz bandwidth and signal to noise ratio of 30 dB, the maximum data rate is :

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By Shannon's theorem the maximum data rate of a noisy channel is C=Blog⁡2(1+S/N)C = B\log_2(1 + S/N). A signal-to-noise ratio of 30 dB means S/N=1030/10=1000S/N = 10^{30/10} = 1000, so C=3000×log⁡21001≈3000×9.97≈29,900C = 3000 \times \log_2 1001 \approx 3000 \times 9.97 \approx 29{,}900 bps, or about 30,000 bps. The figure of 6000 bps is the Nyquist rate 2B2B for a noiseless channel with only two signal levels, which leaves the noise out of account.

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