📝 Multiplexing Concepts

Q1. A telecommunications engineer needs to transmit 8 separate data streams over a single fiber-optic cable. The technique that allows simultaneous transmission of multiple signals across this single data link is referred to as:

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. In a multiplexed communication system, the physical pathway that carries the combined signal from the multiplexer to the demultiplexer is called the:

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. A network architect is designing a backbone network that must support 15 different services, each with varying bandwidth requirements ranging from 1 Mbps to 50 Mbps. The architect needs to choose a multiplexing technique that maximizes efficiency while ensuring each service gets its required bandwidth when active. Which approach would be most appropriate and why?

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B