_______ is a first-generation cellular phone system.

AMPS
A)
D-AMPS
B)
GSM
C)
none of the above
D)

__________ is a second-generation cellular phone system.

AMPS
A)
D-AMPS
B)
GSM
C)
none of the above
D)

____________ is a digital version of AMPS.

GSM
A)
D-AMPS
B)
IS-95
C)
none of the above
D)

___________ is a second-generation cellular phone system used in Europe.

GSM
A)
D-AMPS
B)

IS-95
C)
none of the above
D)

________ is a second-generation cellular phone system based on CDMA and DSSS.

GSM
A)
D-AMPS
B)
IS-95
C)
none of the above
D)

The __________ cellular phone system will provide universal personal communication.
first-generation
A)
second-generation
B)
third-generation
C)
none of the above
D)

In a ______ handoff, a mobile station only communicates with one base station.
hard
A)
soft
B)
medium
C)
none of the above
D)

In a ______ handoff, a mobile station can communicate with two base stations at the same time.

hard
A)
soft
B)
medium
C)
none of the above
D)

_______ is an analog cellular phone system using FDMA.

AMPS
A)
D-AMPS
B)
GSM
C)
none of the above
D)

10

AMPS operates in the ISM _____ band.

800-MHz
A)
900-MHz
B)
1800-MHz
C)
none of the above
D)

11

In AMPS, each band is divided into ______ channels.

800
A)
900
B)
1000

C)
none of the above
D)

12

AMPS has a frequency reuse factor of _______.

1
A)
3
B)
5
C)
7
D)

13

AMPS uses ______ to divide each 25-MHz band into channels.

FDMA
A)
TDMA
B)
CDMA
C)
none of the above
D)

14

D-AMPS uses ______ to divide each 25-MHz band into channels.

FDMA
A)
TDMA
B)
CDMA
C)
both (a) and (b)
D)

15

GSM allows a reuse factor of _______.

1
A)
3
B)
5
C)
7
D)

16

GSM is a digital cellular phone system using ________.

FDMA
A)
TDMA
B)
CDMA
C)
both (a) and (b)
D)

17

IS-95 is based on ____________.

FDMA
A)
CDMA
B)
DSSS
C)
all of the above
D)

18

IS-95 uses the ISM _______band.

800-MHz
A)
900-MHz
B)
1900-MHz
C)

either (a) or (c)

D)

19

IS-95 uses the _______ satellite system for synchronization.

GPS
A)
Teledesic
B)
Iridium
C)
none of the above
D)

20

In an IS-95 system, the frequency-reuse factor is normally _____.

1
A)
3
B)
5
C)
7
D)

21

In the third generation of cellular phones, _______ uses W-CDMA.

IMT-DS
A)
IMT-MC
B)
IMT-TC
C)
IMT-SC
D)

22

In the third generation of cellular phones, ________ uses CDMA2000.

IMT-DS

A)
IMT-MC
B)
IMT-TC
C)
IMT-SC
D)

23

In the third generation of cellular phones, ______ uses a combination of W-CDMA and TDMA.
IMT-DS
A)
IMT-MC
B)
IMT-TC
C)
IMT-SC
D)

24

In the third generation of cellular phones, _______ uses TDMA.

IMT-DS
A)
IMT-MC
B)
IMT-TC
C)
IMT-SC
D)

25

The period of a satellite, the time required for a satellite to make a complete trip around the Earth, is determined by
_________ law.
Kepler's
A)
Newton's
B)
Ohm's
C)

none of the above

D)

26

The signal from a satellite is normally aimed at a specific area called the _________.
path
A)
effect
B)
footprint
C)
none of the above
D)

27

There is (are) _____ orbit(s) for a GEO satellite.

one
A)
two
B)
many
C)
none of the above
D)

28

MEO satellites are located at altitudes between km.

3000 and 5000
A)
5000 and 10,000
B)
5000 and 15,000
C)
none of the above
D)

29

LEO satellites are normally below an altitude of ________ km.

1000

A)
2000
B)
3000
C)
none of the above
D)

30

______ is based on a principle called trilateration.

GPS
A)
Teledesic
B)
Iridium
C)
none of the above
D)

31

Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites have _____ orbits.

equatorial
A)
polar
B)
inclined
C)
none of the above
D)

32

A GEO is at the ________ orbit and revolves in phase with Earth.

equatorial
A)
polar
B)
inclined
C)
none of the above

D)

33

GPS satellites are ________ satellites.

GEO
A)
MEO
B)
LEO
C)
none of the above
D)

34

________ satellites provide time and location information for vehicles and ships.
GPS
A)
Iridium
B)
Teledesic
C)
none of the above
D)

35

Iridium satellites are ________satellites.

GEO
A)
MEO
B)
LEO
C)
none of the above
D)

36

________ satellites can provide direct universal voice and data communications for handheld terminals.
GPS
A)

Iridium
B)
Teledesic
C)
none of the above
D)

37

Teledesic satellites are _________satellites.

GEO
A)
MEO
B)
LEO
C)
none of the above
D)

38

________ satellites will provide universal broadband Internet access.

GPS
A)
Iridium
B)
Teledesic
C)
none of the above
D)

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
High-powered GSM signals have been shown to cause ____________of CDMA receivers due to CDMAs reliance upon broadcasting
across its entire available band.

1. overloading

2. jamming

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Less signal deterioration inside buildings in ___________

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. DECT

4. None of the above

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Talktime

is generally ______ in GSM phones due to the pulse nature of transmission

1. higher
2. lower
3. moderate
4. None of the above

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To upgrade a ________ phone, the carrier must deactivate the old phone then activate the new one.

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Because IS-95 towers interfere with each other, they are normally installed on much _________ towers.Because of this, IS-95 may
not perform well in hilly terrain.

1. higher

2. shorter

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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Manufacturers are often _______to release IS-95 devices due to the smaller market, so features are sometimes late in coming to
IS-95 devices.

1. hesitant

2. confident

3. not technically sound

4. None of the above

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Each call uses ______depending on chosen quality and audio complexity in CDMA.

1. 0.2 MHz

2. 1.8-12 kbit/s

3. 13-16 kbit/s

4. None of the above

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Has no built-in limit to the number of concurrent users.

1. GSM

2. CDMA IS-95

3. NMT

4. None of the above

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Which of these has the most number of users worldwide?

1. GSM

2. CDMA IS95

3. CDMA 2000

4. NMT
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Being an international standard, which of this is better suited for international roaming,

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. NMT

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.

The GSM was originated in ________ (Global System for Mobile) in the year 1990 and gained world wide popularity because of its
modern network features which are available to the individual mobile phone user.

1. Europe

2. USA

3. Japan

4. Canada
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CDMA or code division multiple access was developed by Qualcomm Inc. and it became an international standard in _______--.

1. 1991

2. 1995

3. 1998

4. 2001
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The CDMA system has a soft capacity limit. That is increasing the number of users will __________ the system performance.

1. increases

2. decreases

3. stabilise

4. None of the above

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Channel data rates are _______in CDMA systems.

1. very low

2. very high

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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GSM is a widely spread standard and CDMA is a __________technology.

1. owned

2. proprietry

3. patented

4. None of the above

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CDMA base stations consumes ___________ power than GSM and also covers a _______ distance.

1. more, large

2. less, large

3. less, less

4. None of the above

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The cell size in CDMA is ________compared to GSM.

1. larger

2. smaller

3. same

4. None of the above

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The access method used in CDMA is CDMA while in GSM it is _______________.

1. FDMA

2. CDMA

3. TDMA

4. All of the above

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In CDMA operator locking is provided by ESN while in GSM it is __________

1. SIM

2. RUIM

3. UNlockable

4. None of the above

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In GSM Handset interoperability is provided by _______and in CDMA it is _________.

1. SIM, ESN

2. SIM, RUIM

3. RUIM, SIM

4. ESN, SIM
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In GSM handoff is _________ while in CDMA it is ___________.

1. hard, hard

2. soft, hard

3. hard, soft

4. soft, soft
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Cell Breathing is a phenomenon which occurs in

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Various factors such as echoes, call dropping, or voice distortion are almost non-existent in ______, whereas in ________, there is
a high probability of errors.

1. GSM, CDMA

2. CDMA, GSM

3. GSM, CorDECT

4. None of the above

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GSM, being a relatively simpler technology, uses________amount of cell phone battery than CDMA.

1. less

2. more

3. same

4. None of the above

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1xRTT requires a dedicated connection to the network for use, whereas GPRS sends in packets, which means that data calls made
on a GSM handset ______voice calls like they do on CDMA phones.

1. block out

2. dont block out

3. enables

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
MTP is divided into ________ functional levels

1. one

2. two

3. three

4. four
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The _______-provides the means for reliable transport and delivery of UP information across the SS7 network

1. MTP

2. STP

3. SCCP

4. None of the above

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MTP general definitions can be found in ITU-T specification _______

1. Q.701

2. Q.201

3. Q.714

4. Q.726
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______________________ is used for error supervision of the link and to keep the link running when there are no MSUs to be
sent.

1. Fill In Signal Unit (FISU)

2. Link Status Signal Unit (LSSU)

3. Message Signal Unit (MSU)

4. None of the above

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The signaling data link functions is performed by __________

1. MTP level 1

2. MTP level 2

3. MTP level 3

4. MTP level 4
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the signaling link functions is performed by __________

1. MTP level 1

2. MTP level 2

3. MTP level 3

4. MTP level 4
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_______________ is used for starting up a signaling link and when there are errors on the link.

1. Fill In Signal Unit (FISU)

2. Link Status Signal Unit (LSSU)

3. Message Signal Unit (MSU)

4. None of the above

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The ___________ is used to carry the signal information between user parts.

1. Fill In Signal Unit (FISU)

2. Link Status Signal Unit (LSSU)

3. Message Signal Unit (MSU)

4. None of the above

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The signaling network functionsis performed by __________

1. MTP level 1

2. MTP level 2

3. MTP level 3

4. MTP level 4
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High speed signaling links use ________________ of the SS7 and ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) and SAAL (Signaling ATM
Adaptation Layer for B-ISDN, i.e. Broadband ISDN) protocols.

1. MTP level 1

2. MTP level 2

3. MTP level 3

4. MTP level 4
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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.

What is the full form of SCCP?

1. System Connection Control Part

2. Signaling Connection Control Part

3. Signaling Connection Counter Part

4. Signaling Connection Counter Protocol

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SCCP provides additional functions for ______ to cater for both connection oriented signaling ,transfer circuit-related signaling
information, and connectionless signaling to transfer non-circuit related signaling messages via a SS7 network.

1. BSC

2. MSC

3. MTP

4. BTS
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A _________ is an address that does not explicitly contain information that would allow routing in the signaling network.

1. GT

2. DPC

3. SSN

4. None of the above

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The SCCP is a _________layer protocol .

1. application

2. network

3. session

4. transport
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An SCCP message consists of the _______________, mandatory variable part, and the optional part of fixed or variable length.

1. routing label

2. message type

3. mandatory fixed part

4. All of the above

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Although MTP provides routing capabilities based upon the Point Code, SCCP allows routing using a
_____________________________

1. Point Code

2. Subsystem number

3. Global Title

4. All of the above

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Which of these handles establishment, data transfer and supervision of logical signaling connections?

1. SCCP connection oriented (CO) control

2. SCCP connectionless (CL) control

3. SCCP management

4. SCCP routing
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Which of these handles the connectionless transfer of data units?

1. SCCP connection oriented (CO) control

2. SCCP connectionless (CL) control

3. SCCP management

4. SCCP routing
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Which of these handles the status information of the SCCP network. This information, regarding the availability of other SPs and
users of the network, is used to update the message routing tables.

1. SCCP connection oriented (CO) control

2. SCCP connectionless (CL) control

3. SCCP management
4. SCCP routing

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Which of these handles the routing of SCCP messages within the SS7 network.

1. SCCP connection oriented (CO) control

2. SCCP connectionless (CL) control

3. SCCP management

4. SCCP routing
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A Point Code is used to address a particular node on the network, whereas a __________addresses a specific application available
on that node.

1. GT

2. SSN

3. MTP

4. None of the above

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User data is sent in a __________message. Each message includes the called and calling address that identifies the destination and
origination of the message.

1. UDT

2. MTP

3. SSN

4. None of the above

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Unit Data (UDT)
The called party address may contain SSN only which indicates that

1. the receiving SCCP is the termination point of the message

2. that translation is required

3. An address indicator is used to determine whether the SSN or the GT should be used for routing

4. None of the above

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The called party address may contain GT only which indicates that

1. the receiving SCCP is the termination point of the message

2. translation is required

3. An address indicator is used to determine whether the SSN or the GT should be used for routing

4. None of the above

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The called party address may contain SSN and GT which indicates that

1. the receiving SCCP is the termination point of the message

2. translation is required

3. An address indicator is used to determine whether the SSN or the GT should be used for routing

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
Which of the following pairs of technologies use IS41?

1. GSM and TDMA

2. CDMA and GSM

3. TDMA and CDMA

4. ALL of the above

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The maximum message size is ________________ of the network technology.

1. independent

2. dependent

3. fixed irrespective

4. None of the above

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SMS ____________message delivery even if the terminal is turned off when the message is sent.

1. guarantees

2. does not guarantee

3. depends on SMSC

4. None of the above

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SMS messages are typically _______ characters in length.

1. 80

2. 120

3. 150

4. 160
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Which of this is used to overcome the limitation on the number of characters that can be sent in a single SMS text message ?

1. VMS

2. concatenated short message service

3. EMS

4. MMS
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An ____________is a device or service offering SMS transit, transforming messages to mobile network traffic from other media, or
vice versa, allowing transmission or receipt of SMS messages with or without the use of a mobile phone.

1. VMS

2. SMS gateway

3. EMS

4. Fast SMS
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A _____________Gateway is a device which allows SMS text messages to be sent and/or received by email, from web pages or
from other software applications.

1. Direct To Mobile

2. Direct To SMSC

3. both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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A _____________Gateway is a device which has built-in wireless GSM connectivity.

1. Direct To Mobile

2. Direct To SMSC

3. both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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SMS services include________

1. Notification Services

2. E-mail Interworking

3. Paging Interworking

4. ALL of the above

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For MT-SM, a report is always returned to the __________ and for MO-SM, a report is always returned to the ___________.

1. SMSC , SMSC

2. handset , SMSC

3. SMSC , handset

4. handset , handset

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
what is the full form of sms ?

1. short message service

2. subscriber message service

3. SIM message service

4. None of the above

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SMS makes use of _______________ which acts as a store and forward system for short messages

1. SGSN

2. SMSC

3. GMSC

4. GGSN
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A distinguishing characteristic of SMS service is that an active mobile handset is able to receive and submit a short message
__________

1. when mobile is not busy in data call

2. when mobile is not busy in voice call

3. when mobile is not busy in voice or data call

4. at any time
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A distinguishing characteristic of SMS service is that an active mobile handset is able to receive and submit a short message
__________

1. when mobile is not busy in data call

2. when mobile is not busy in voice call

3. when mobile is not busy in voice or data call

4. at any time
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Which of this is responsible for relaying and store-and-forwarding of short message between an SME and mobile station?

1. SMSC

2. GMSC

3. HLR

4. None of the above

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Which of this is responsible for relaying and store-and-forwarding of short message between an SME and mobile station?

1. SMSC

2. GMSC

3. HLR

4. None of the above

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Which of
recipient

this is responsible for interrogating HLR for routing information, and delivering the short message to the visited MSC of the
MS and vice versa?
1. SMSC
2. GMSC
3. HLR
4. VLR

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Which of these Informs the SMSC which has previously initiated unsuccessful short messages delivery attempts to a specific MS,
that the MS is now recognized by the mobile network to be accessible?

1. GMSC

2. HLR

3. VLR

4. SME

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If requested by the ESME, the _____________ returns a delivery receipt indicating successful delivery of the short message.

1. HLR

2. MSC

3. SMSC

4. GMSC
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The SMSC sends the short message to the MSC using the ____________ Invoke operation.

1. SMSLDAP

2. SMSMTP

3. SMSDPP

4. None of the above

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Transmission of short messages between the SMSC and the handset is done whenever using the ___________ of the SS7 protocol.

1. LDAP

2. MAP

3. DAP

4. None of the above

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Queries to the HLR are performed to find the location of the serving MSC in ___________.

1. TDMA

2. CDMA

3. GSM

4. ALL of the above

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The SMSC delivers messages directly to the ___________.

1. HLR

2. VLR

3. MSC

4. BSC
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The element in charge of storing short messages when these cannot be delivered to the handset is the ___________.

1. MSC

2. SCP

3. ESME

4. SMSC
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SMS can support which of the following services:

1. notifications

2. wireless data

3. e mail

4. ALL of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
Which of this is the interface between MS & BSS?

1. Um

2. A

3. Abis

4. None of the above

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Which of this is the interface between BTS and BSC?

1. Um

2. A

3. Abis

4. None of the above

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Which of this is the interface within the GSM network architecture between the BSS (Base Station Subsystem) and an MSC (Mobile
Switching Centre)?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D
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The primary protocols on A interface are

1. DTAP (Direct Transfer Application Part)

2. BSSMAP (Base Station Subsystem Management Application Part)

3. both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Which of this is the interface between MSC & VLR?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D
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Which of this is correct combination where E interface is found?

1. MSC-other MSC

2. MSC-VLR

3. MSC-EIR

4. HLR-VLR
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The TMSI is assigned to an MS by the

1. VLR

2. HLR

3. BSC

4. None of the above

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Which of this is the interface between HLR and VLR?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D
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Which of this interface is between MSC And VLR?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D
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The G interface interconnects two _________ of different MSCs and uses the MAP/G protocol to transfer subscriber information,
during e.g. a location update procedure.

1. HLR

2. VLR

3. AUC

4. EIR

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The_____ interface is between the HLR and a GMSC or a SMS-G.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D
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Which of this interface connects the MSC to the EIR, and uses the MAP/F protocol to verify the status of the IMEI that the MSC has
retrieved from the MS?

1. D

2. E

3. F

4. G
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The H interface is between the _____________, and uses the MAP/H protocol to support the transfer of short messages.

1. HLR and the SMS-G

2. MSC and SMS-G

3. VLR and the SMS-G

4. SMSC and the SMS-G

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The I interface is the interface between the _________.

1. MSC and MS

2. MSC and AUC

3. MSC and OMC

4. BSC and MS
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Messages

exchanged over the I interface are relayed transparently through the ________
1. MSC
2. BSS
3. VLR
4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
Which of this protocol (Link Access Protocol for the ISDN D-channel) providing error-free transmission between the BSC and MSC.

1. BTSM

2. BSSAP

3. LAPD

4. LAPDm
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Which of this is responsible for transferring the RR information (not provided for in the BTS by the RR' protocol) to the BSC.

1. BSSAP

2. LAPDm

3. BTSM

4. LAPD
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Base Transceiver Station Management
The layer _______ protocol is provided for by LAPDm over the air-interface.

1. one

2. two

3. three

4. four

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Each call originating outside of GSM (i.e., a MS terminating call from the PSTN) has to go through a Gateway to obtain the routing
information required to complete the call, and the _________ is used for this purpose.

1. MAP/A

2. MAP/B

3. MAP/C

4. MAP/D
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Whenever the MSC needs access to data regarding a MS located in its area, it interrogates the VLR using the _______________

1. MAP/B protocol over the A interface.

2. MAP/B protocol over the B interface.

3. MAP/D protocol over the D interface.

4. MAP/C protocol over the C interface.

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Which of this is the base station to mobile frequencies (MHz)?

1. 890-915

2. 935-960

3. 955-985

4. None of the above

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Which of this is the mobile to base station frequencies (MHz)?

1. 890-915

2. 935-960

3. 955-985

4. None of the above

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LAPDm, a modified version of the ISDN LAPD, is used for_________

1. signalling

2. data transfer

3. synchronization

4. None of the above

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Which of this is the part of Base Station System Application Part (BSSAP)?

1. BSSMAP

2. DTAP

3. both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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What is the full form of NSS?

1. Network station subsystem

2. Network and switching subsystem

3. Network station system

4. None of the above

Which of this form of handover occurs when the base station hands off the mobile by passing it the details of the new cell to the
mobile without linking to it and setting the timing, etc of the mobile for the new cell?

1. Blind handover

2. Compressed mode handover

3. both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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WHich of this form of handover the mobile uses the gaps I transmission that occur to analyse the reception of local GSM base
stations using the neighbour list to select suitable candidate base stations?

1. Blind handover

2. Compressed mode handover

3. both 1 or 2
4. None of the above

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All CDMA based technologies, 2G and 3G (third-generation), have _______ handovers.

1. hard

2. soft

3. softer

4. None of the above

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There are ____ basic types of handoff protocols

1. one

2. two

3. three

4. four
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___________is a centralized handoff protocol, in which it is network that makes handoff decision based on measurements of the
signal quality of mobile station (MS) at a number of based stations (BS).

1. Network-controlled handoff

2. Mobile-assisted handoff

3. Soft handoff

4. None of the above

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__________ distributes the handoff decision process.

1. NAHO

2. MAHO

3. SHO

4. None of the above

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From centralization to decentralization, network-controlled handoff (NCHO) shows the highest centralization with the network totally
controlling and making decisions on handoff, while _______gives full flexibility to MS to allow it to make decisions on handoff.

1. mobile-controlled handoff (MCHO)

2. SHO

3. MAHO

4. NAHO
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MCHO is the _______degree of handoff decentralization, thereby enabling it to have a very fast handoff speed, typically on the
order of 0.1 s.

1. lowest

2. low

3. high

4. highest
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______ is used in the first-generation analogue systems such as AMPS.

1. NCHO

2. SHO

3. MAHO

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
One of the key elements of a mobile phone or cellular telecommunications system, is that the system is split into many small cells
to provide __________

1. good frequency re-use

2. good coverage

3. both 1 & 2
4. None of the above

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Within the GSM system there are ______ types of handover that can be performed for GSM only systems

1. one

2. two

3. three

4. four
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Which of this form of GSM handover occurs if it is required to change the frequency or slot being used by a mobile because of
interference, or other reasons.

1. Intra-BTS handover

2. Inter-BTS Intra BSC handover

3. Inter-BSC handover

4. Inter-MSC handover
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Which of this is form of GSM handover or GSM handoff occurs when the mobile moves out of the coverage area of one BTS but into
another controlled by the same BSC.

1. Intra-BTS handover

2. Inter-BTS Intra BSC handover

3. Inter-BSC handover

4. Inter-MSC handover
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Which of this handover is controlled by the MSC?

1. Intra-BTS handover

2. Inter-BTS Intra BSC handover

3. Inter-BSC handover

4. None of the above

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Which of this form of handover occurs when changing between networks.

1. Intra-BTS handover

2. Inter-BTS Intra BSC handover

3. Inter-BSC handover

4. Inter-MSC handover
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If the network decides that it is necessary for the mobile to hand over, it assigns __________ to the mobile.

1. a new channel

2. time slot

3. both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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During its idle time slots, the mobile scans the ______________ of up to 16 neighboring cells, and forms a list of the six best
candidates for possible handover, based on the received signal strength.

1. BCCH

2. FACCH

3. SCCH

4. Pilot
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The execution and measurements required for handover form one of basic functions of the ______ layer.

1. CR

2. RR

3. Application

4. Network

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A __________ handover is one in which the channel in the source cell is released and only then the channel in the target cell is
engaged.

1. hard

2. soft

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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A _______ handover is one in which the channel in the source cell is retained and used for a while in parallel with the channel in the
target cell.

1. hard

2. soft

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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In which of these , connection to the target is established before the connection to the source is broken, hence this handovers is
called make-before-break.

1. hard

2. soft

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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In which of these handover ,the connection to the source is broken before the connection to the target is madefor this reason
such handovers are also known as break-before-make.

1. hard

2. soft

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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When a non-synchronised cell handover takes place, the mobile transmits ________ access bursts on the new channel.

1. 12

2. 16

3. 64

4. 128
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Which of this is type of UMTS / WCDMA to GSM handover?

1. Blind handover

2. Compressed mode handover

3. both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
In 26 frame traffic multi-frame 13th frame (frame no .12) is used for

1. FACCH

2. SACCH

3. SDCCH

4. None of the above

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Whenever MS wants to initiate on outgoing call or want to send an SMS it requested for a channel to BSS over

1. BCCH

2. PCH

3. RACH

4. SACCH

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During call data is transmitted over TCH instead of Traffic data, this is marked by a flag known as

1. calling Flag

2. stealing Flag

3. control Flag

4. None of the above

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During call data is transmitted over TCH instead of Traffic data, this is marked by a flag known as

1. calling Flag

2. stealing Flag

3. control Flag

4. None of the above

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Which of these channel is used for Service request, location update, Subscribers Authentication, Ciphering , Equipment Validation,
Assignment of a TCH

1. FACCH

2. SDCCH

3. CCCH

4. SACCH
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Which of these is used for Radio link supervision measurement, Power Control and Timing Advance Information

1. SACCH

2. FACCH

3. SDCCH

4. PCH
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MS detects a new LA and send channel request over

1. RACH

2. BCCH

3. SDCCH

4. PCH
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BSS receives channel request and allocates a SDCCH and forward channel assignment on

1. RACH

2. AGCH

3. SDCCH

4. BCCH
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SMS involves specific entities in the GSM network, these are

1. SMS Service Centre

2. short message entity

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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The purpose of the TMSI reallocation procedures is to provide

1. authentication

2. identify confidentiality

3. accounting

4. None of the above

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identify confidentiality i.e. to protect a user against being identified and located by an intruder

At network side, authentication procedure requires

1. - Random number RAND (128 bits)

2. - Signed response SRES (32 bits)

3. - Ciphering key (64 bits).

4. All of the above

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Format for MSRN is

1. MCC+MNC+MSIN

2. CC + NDC + SN

3. CC+MNC+MSIN

4. None of the above

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Maximum length of LAC is

1. 8 bits

2. 16 bits

3. 32 bits

4. 64 bits
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MS stores at least six strongest BCCH and their cell identification in

1. SIM

2. BTS

3. MS

4. BSC
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SCH contains

1. precise timing information

2. current frame number to which MS is synchronized

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
A GSM system is basically designed as a

1. the network subsystem

2. the radio subsystem

3. the operation support subsystem

4. All of the above

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The equipment in which coding and decoding is carried out as well as rate adoption in case of data

1. MS

2. TRAU

3. VLR

4. HLR
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Transcoder/Rate Adapter Unit (TRAU
EIR is a database that stores

1. IMSI

2. IMEI

3. MSISDN

4. TMSI
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The total round-trip delay introduced by the GSM system, which is the result of speech encoding, decoding and signal processing, is
of the order of

1. 10ms

2. 1sec

3. 180ms

4. 18sec
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It takes into account the RR allocation

1. MSC

2. BSC

3. BTS

4. None
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IT provides the subscriber with access to data rate and protocol conversion facilities so that data can be transmitted between GSM
Data Terminal Equipment ( DTE ) and a land line DTE.

1. VLR

2. MS

3. IMF

4. BTS
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SCH (synchronization channel ) carries

1. TDMA frame number

2. BSIC (Base Station Identity Code)

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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BCCH is always transmitted on full power and it

1. is never frequency hopped

2. is always frequency hopped.

3. is used to synchronize

4. None of the above

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Which of this is used in down-link direction for sending paging message to MS whenever there is incoming call

1. RACH

2. PCH

3. BCCH

4. FCCH
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RACH (Random Access Channel ) is

1. an up-link channel

2. a down-link channel

3. bothway channel

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
Message

center (MXE) handles _____________ cell broadcast, voice mail, and notification.
1. voice mail
2. fax mail, e-mail
3. short message service
4. All of the above

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The ____________are implemented as stand-alone nodes

1.
2.
3.
4.

AUC
EIR
Both 1 & 2
None of the above

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The _________ is a database that contains information about the identity of mobile equipment that prevents calls from stolen,
unauthorized, or defective mobile stations.

1. EIR

2. HLR

3. AUC

4. XME
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The GSM network is divided into three major systems:

1. SS,BSS,OSS

2. BTS,BSC,MSC

3. CELL,BTS,BSC

4. None of the above

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the switching system (SS), the base station system (BSS), and the operation and support system (OSS)
The __________ protects network operators from different types of fraud found in today's cellular world.

1. EIR

2. AUC

3. XME

4. SMSC
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Which of these performs such functions as toll ticketing, network interfacing, common channel signaling?

1. MSC

2. VLR

3. HLR

4. AUC
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Location

Area is an area covered by ______.

1. BTS
2. BSC
3. MSC
4. Operator

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GSM is a digital system with an over-the-air bit rate of _________

1. 9.6 kbps

2. 56 kbps

3. 144 kbps

4. 270 kbps
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The separation between adjacent carrier frequencies is called . In GSM, this is __________.

1. 100 kHz

2. 200 kHz

3. 225 kHz

4. 250 kHz
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GSM uses linear predictive coding (LPC). The purpose of LPC is to ____________ the bit rate

1. reduce

2. increase

3. maintain

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
Right now, GSM is the accepted cellular standard in ____________.

1. Europe

2. South America

3. Southeast Asia

4. All of the above

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Which area of the world first deployed cellular services for commercial use?

1. Scandinavia

2. Central America

3. Western Africa

4. Central Asia
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Modulation refers to __________.

1. the distance between the uplink and downlink frequencies

2. the separation between adjacent carrier frequencies

3. the process of changing the characteristics of a carrier frequency

4. the number of cycles per unit of time

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Which of the following are not telephony services supported by GSM?

1. dual-tone multifrequency

2. voice mail

3. fax mail

4. call waiting
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What is the basic service unit of cellular telephony?

1. location area

2. cell

3. PLMN service area

4. MSC/VLR service area

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The first cellular systems were ___________.

1. analog

2. digital

3. semi analog

4. None of the above

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The location area is the area in which a ___________ can be paged.

1. subscriber

2. BTS

3. tower

4. None of the above

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The idea of cell-based mobile radio service was formulated in the Nordic countries in the early ______.

1. 1960s

2. 1970s

3. 1980s

4. 1990s
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The ___________ is a database used for storing and managing subscriptions.

1. HLR

2. VLR

3. EIR

4. AuC
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The __________________provides authentication and encryption parameters that verify the users identity and ensure the
confidentiality of each call.

1. HLR

2. VLR

3. EIR

4. AUC
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The ________ is the node that provides intelligent network services.

1. message center (MXE)

2. mobile service node (MSN)

3. SMSC

4. AUC
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The PLMN service area is an area served by _______network operator.

1. one

2. four

3. ten

4. various
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The ___________ consists of both hardware and software that provides an interface to various networks for data communications

1. GIWU

2. AUC

3. MSN

4. MXE
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GSM interworking unit
The GIWU hardware equipment is physically located at the ________.

1. MS

2. MSC/VLR

3. HLR

4. BSC
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The ____________ is a node that provides integrated voice, fax, and data messaging.

1. AUC

2. GMSC

3. MXE

4. MSN
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Right now, GSM is the accepted cellular standard in ____________.

1. Europe

2. South America

3. Southeast Asia

4. All of the above

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The type of access used in GSM technology is

1. FDMA/TDMA

2. CDMA

3. OFDMA
4. None of the above

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Which of these is not true for TDD?

1. TDD uses different time slots for transmission and reception paths

2. Single radio frequency can be used

3. Duplexer is required

4. It increases the battery life of mobile phones

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The connectivity from exchange to customer prermises is termed as

1. Data network

2. Access Network or Local Loop

3. Bridge network

4. None of the above

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The coverage & capacity of CDMA system is more than that of GSM system

1. True

2. False

3. Equal

4. None of the above

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The type of Access technology which can enhance the battery life is

1. CDMA

2. TDMA

3. OFDMA

4. None of the above

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The core concept used in Cellular technology is

1. TDM

2. Frequency Reuse

3. Code reuse

4. None of the above

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The table used for calculating the no of resources is

1. Erlang B table

2. Erlang C table

3. Queing method

4. None of the above

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The uplink frequency of P-GSM system is

1. 1850-1910Mhz

2. 1710-1785Mhz

3. 890-915 Mhz

4. None of the above

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The technique adopted to increase the system capacity and reduce co-chl interference is

1. High power BTS

2. By installing the Omnidirectional antenna

3. Sectorisation

4. None of the above

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The remote and sparsely populated areas will be covered by

1.
2.
3.
4.

Microcell
Macrocell
Picocell
None of the above

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Which of these cells are used for densely populated areas

1. Macro cells

2. Micro cells

3. Selective cells

4. Umbrella cells
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The cell having the same number in the adjacent cluster using the same set of RF channels are termed as

1. adjacent cell

2. Co channel cell

3. Macro cell

4. Selective Cell
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Higher value of Q is achievable in

1. big cluster size

2. small cluster size

3. medium cluster size

4. None of the above

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The terminal is under observation from the network for the possible problems. Under which list will this belong in EIR

1. White List

2. Grey List

3. Black List

4. None of the above

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The process of channel coding, Encryption, Multiplexing and modulation for Trans direction and reverse for reception are to be
carried out by

1. BTS

2. BSC

3. MSC

4. MS
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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
The direction of the electric field is vertical to the plane of the ground,then the polarisation is said to be

1. Horizontal polarisation

2. Vertical polarisation

3. cross polarisation

4. None of the above

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Polarisation used in satellite communication is

1. Horizontal polarisation

2. Vertical polarisation

3. Circular polarisation

4. None of the above

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The device which can convert wire-propogated waves into space propagated waves

1. Antenna

2. Reflector

3. Feeder cable
4. None of the above

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For Mobile communications generally which polarization is used.

1. vertical

2. horizontal

3. Circular

4. None of the above

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What is standard VSWR within mobile communications

1. 0

2. 1

3. 1.5

4. None of the above

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A doubling of the number of dipoles results in a gain increase of

1. 1 dB

2. 2 dB

3. 3 dB

4. 4 dB
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If the RF connector is not terminated properly on the feeder cable,which is connected to the antenna, then it will result in

1. Power amp will become faulty

2. The Radiated power will become low

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Different
called ?

Frequencies are used for send and receive paths and hence there will be a forward band and reverse band,what is this
1.
2.
3.
4.

FDD
Frequency multiplexing
Fading
None of the above

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The beam width of high way BTS is less than the City BTS

1. True

2. False

3. Equal

4. None of the above

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The direction of the electric field is parallel to the plane of the ground,then the polarisation is said to be

1. Horizontal polarisation

2. Vertical polarisation

3. Circular polarisation

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
The data on the paging channel sent by the base station, includes mobile ____________,and is covered by a long code.

1. MSIN

2. ESN

3. IMSI

4. None of the above

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The Synchronization message also notifies the mobile of the paging channel data rate, which may be _______________.

1. 4800 bits/sec.

2. 9600 bits/sec.

3. either 1 or 2

4. None of the above

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The Synchronization message also notifies the mobile of the paging channel data rate, which may be _______________.

1. 4800 bits/sec.

2. 9600 bits/sec.

3. either 1 or 2

4. None of the above

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Walsh codes are used only by the base station and in this fashion, it is a __________CDMA on the forward link, whereas on the
return link it is ______________ CDMA,

1. synchronous , synchronous

2. asynchronous, synchronous

3. synchronous, asynchronous

4. asynchronous, asynchronous
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The closed loop power control also uses an outer loop power control. This method measures the __________________both by the
mobile and the base station and then adjusts the power according to whether it is acceptable.

1. Bit Error Rate (BER)

2. Frame Error Rate (FER)

3. Power ratio

4. None of the above

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One of the big ways in which CDMA 2000 differs from IS-95 is that it includes ___________.

1. beam forming

2. frequency

3. sprading code

4. None of the above

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The system capacity is a direct function of the processing gain for a given _____________.

1. Eb/N0

2. Ec/It

3. either 1 or 2

4. None of the above

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The data rate of sync channel is always ____________ bps.

1. 600

2. 1200

3. 2400

4. 4800
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Which of these forms traffic channel?

1. W1-W7

2. W8-W31

3. W33-W63

4. both 2 & 3
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Which of this is categorised as reverse channel?

1. Pilot channel

2. Paging Channel
3. Sync channel
4. Access channel

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
The larger the symbol rate the __________the bandwidth of the signal.

1. larger

2. smaller

3. square proportional

4. None of the above

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The ratio of the code rate to the information bit rate is called _______________ of the CDMA system

1. spreading factor

2. processing gain

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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In IS-95, the chipping rate is ___________.

1. 0.1248

2. 1.2288

3. 2.4488

4. 4.4488
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In IS-95, the spreading factor is

1. 8

2. 16

3. 32

4. 64
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Different cells and cell sectors all use the same short code, but use different phases or shifts, which is how the mobile differentiates
one base station from another. The phase shift is known as the _________.

1. PN Roll

2. PN Offset

3. PN Delay

4. None of the above

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The moment when the Short code wraps around and begins again is called a ____________.

1. PN Roll

2. PN Offset

3. PN Delay

4. None of the above

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______________ are created out of Haddamard matrices and Transform.

1. L Code

2. PN Code

3. Walsh codes

4. None of the above

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Orthogonal means that cross correlation between Walsh codes is __________when aligned.

1. zero

2. one

3. infinty

4. None of the above

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A base station can communicate on up to ________channels.

1. 42

2. 55

3. 64

4. 142
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CDMA has ______ pilot signal, ________synch channel and _______paging channels.

1. 1,1,1

2. 1,1,8

3. 1,8,1

4. 1,2,8
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Walsh 0 is used by __________

1. Pilot Channel

2. Sync Channel

3. Paging Channel

4. Traffic Channel
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Walsh 32 is used by __________

1. Pilot Channel

2. Sync Channel

3. Paging Channel

4. Traffic Channel
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Walsh 1-7 is used for __________

1. Pilot Channel

2. Sync Channel

3. Paging Channel

4. Traffic Channel
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The 9-bit number that identifies the pilot phase assignment is called the _________________.

1. PN Roll

2. PN Offset

3. Pilot Offset

4. None of the above

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The base station can transmit traffic data to as many as ________mobiles at the same time.

1. 8

2. 54

3. 64

4. 96
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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
In CDMA, the system uses ______for the Forward and Reverse links

1. FDD

2. TDD

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Which of this is not a call set up channel?

1. Short Pilot

2. Long Pilot

3. Global Pilot

4. Access Channel
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Global Pilot is An unmodulated PN code that the FSU can synchronize to and is a broadcast channel
Channels

used for the call is called

1. The Broadcast Channel group
2. Call Setup Channel group
3. Assigned Channel group
4. None of the above

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Which of these signaling is used for the PSTN network interface

1. R2

2. V5.2

3. CCS No. 7

4. Any of the above

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Which of this Controls FSU power during call?

1. APC Channel

2. Traffic Channels

3. Order wire

4. Access Channel
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Which of this is a Assigned Channel ?

1. Long Pilot

2. Order wire

3. Access Channel

4. Fast Broadcast Channel

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Assigned channel group consists of Assigned Pilot,APC Channel ,Traffic Channels,Order wire
Which of these channel is unidirectional?

1. Broadcast

2. Call Setup

3. Assigned

4. None of the above

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All broadcast channel have Forward direction - From RCS to FSU
Which of these channel is unidirectional?

1. Broadcast

2. Call Setup

3. Assigned

4. None of the above

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All broadcast channel have Forward direction - From RCS to FSU
How many traffic channels are there in each FSU?

1. Up to 1 per FSU

2. Up to 2 per FSU

3. Up to 3 per FSU

4. Up to 4 per FSU

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The system is equipped with _________________ for data service.

1. IWF

2. BSM

3. FSU

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
In general, Spread Spectrum communications is distinguished by which of these elements?

1. The signal occupies a bandwidth much greater than that which is necessary to send the information

2. The bandwidth is spread by means of a code which is independent of the data

3. The receiver synchronizes to the code to recover the data

4. All of the above

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Which of this is the way to spread the bandwidth of the signal

1. Frequency hopping

2. Time hopping

3. Direct sequence

4. All of the above

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The digital data is directly coded at a much higher frequency. The code is generated pseudo-randomly, the receiver knows how to
generate the same code, and correlates the received signal with that code to extract the data. Which type of spread spectrum is
this?

1. Frequency hopping

2. Time hopping

3. Direct sequence

4. None of the above

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The signal is transmitted in short bursts pseudo-randomly, and the receiver knows before hand when to expect the burst.Which
type of spread spectrum is this?

1. Frequency hopping

2. Time hopping

3. Direct Sequence

4. None of the above

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What is the data rate for Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM)

1. 8 kBits/sec

2. 16 kBits/sec

3. 32 kBits/sec

4. 64 kBits/sec
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What is the data rate for Low Delay Code Excited Linear Prediction (LD-CELP)?

1. 8 kBits/sec

2. 16 kBits/sec

3. 32 kBits/sec

4. 64 kBits/sec
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The subscriber unit correctly generates its own matching code and uses it to extract the appropriate signals. Each subscriber uses

1. singal independant channels.

2. several independant channels.

3. singal dependant channels.
4. several dependant channels.

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In CDMA, the pseudo-random code must have the following property

1. It must be deterministic

2. It must appear random to a listener without prior knowledge of the code

3. The code must have a long period

4. All of the above

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What will be the correlation of two codes ,if the two codes are identical ?

1. 0

2. 0.5

3. 1

4. infinite
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Explanation: It equals 0 of the two codes have nothing in common
The bit rate of the PN code is called

1. Chipping Frequency (fc)

2. Information rate (fi)

3. Chip

4. Epoch
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In CDMA, the bit rate of the digital data is called

1. chipping frequency

2. information rate

3. chip

4. Epoch
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One bit of the PN code is called

1. chipping frequency

2. information rate

3. chip

Epoch

4.
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The length of time before the code starts repeating itself (the period of the code) is called

1. chipping frequency

2. information rate

3. chip

4. Epoch
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The epoch must be _________ the round trip propagation delay

1. shorter than

2. longer than

3. equal to

4. None of the above

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CDMA technology is inherently resistant to

1. interference

2. jamming

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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ll the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below. Your answers are bolded. The correct answers have a green
background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
Spatial filtering, such as sectorization, ______________system capacity.

1. increases

2. decreases

3. does not depend

4. None of the above

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A 6-sector cell would have a ___________capacity than a 3-sector cell.

1. same

2. lower

3. higher

4. None of the above

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When a cell becomes heavily loaded, it __________.

1. shrinks

2. expands

3. remain same

4. none of the above

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_______________ is the constant change of the range of the geographical area covered by a cellular telephone transmitter based
on the amount of traffic currently using that transmitter.

1. FER

2. Cell loading factor

3. Cell breathing

4. Sectorization
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_______________ is the constant change of the range of the geographical area covered by a cellular telephone transmitter based
on the amount of traffic currently using that transmitter.

1. FER

2. Cell loading factor

3. Cell breathing

4. Sectorization
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Capacity

is_____________proportional to the required Eb/Noof the system.

1. inversely
2. directly
3. square
4. none of the above

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If a system requires 4 kHz of bandwidth to continuously send 8000 binary digits/sec, the bandwidth efficiency will be _______

1. 0.5 bits/s/Hz

2. 1 bits/s/Hz

3. 2 bits/s/Hz

4. 32 bits/s/Hz
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8000/4000 = 2 bits/s/Hz
The capacity of CDMA cell depends on

1. power control accuracy

2. interference power

3. Both 1 & 2
4. None of the above

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___________is considered when two cells (or sectors) of the same site are involved

1. Harder Handover

2. Softer Handover

3. No Handover

4. None of the above

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The spreading bandwidth for the CDMA environment is 1.23 MHz. The voice activity factor is assumed to be _____________.

1. 1.375

2. 0.375(0.3 to 0.4)

3. 0.125

4. None of the above

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Eb/No is the measure of __________________ for a digital communication system

1. signal to noise ratio

2. bit error ratio

3. spectral power

4. None of the above

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Eb/No is classically defined as the ratio of Energy per Bit (Eb) to the Spectral Noise Density (No).
Eb/No is measured at the _______________and is used as the basic measure of how strong the signal is.

1. output of the receiver

2. input to the receiver

3. input to the transmitter

4. output of the transmitter

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We want to use differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) and transmit 2 Mbps with a carrier frequency of 2450 MHz. It
will have a 30 dB fade margin and operate within a reasonable bit error rate (BER= 10^-6 ) at an outdoor distance of 100 meters.
(Eb/No =11.1 dB) What will be carrier to noise ratio (C/N)?

1. 8.1 dB

2. 14.1 dB

3. 18.9 dB

4. 30 dB
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C/N=Eb/No*(bit rate/Rx noise BW)
In the above problem, what will be the receiver noise power?

1. -14dBm

2. -107dBm

3. -114dBm

4. None of the above

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Noise power is computed using Boltzmann's equation: N = kTB + Rx noise
In the above problem , what will be the carrier power?

1. -12.9 dBm

2. -92.9 dBm

3. 32.9 dBm

4. 92.9 dBm
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C = C/N * N, or in dB C = C/N + N.
What will be the path loss in dB for an open air site?

1. -8.27 dB

2. -80.27 dB

3. 80.27 dB

4. 8.27 dB
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PL = 22 dB + 20log(d/?) d is the distance between the transmitter and receiver
What will be the required transmitter power, in above example?(fade margin=30dB)

1. 25 mW

2. 55 mW

3. 110 mW

4. None of the above

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What will be the required transmitter power, in above example?(fade margin=30dB)

1. 25 mW

2. 55 mW

3. 110 mW

4. None of the above

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P=C+PL+fade margin P = -92.9 + 80.27 + 30 = 17.37 dBm = 55 mW
Maximum capacity is achieved when Eb/No of every user is at the ____________ level needed for the acceptable channel
performance.

1. minimum

2. maximum

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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The ratio of the number of erroneous frames received to the total number of frame received for a defined period of time is called
the _____________.

1. Bit Error Rate (BER)

2. Frame Ratio(FR)

3. Frame Error Rate (FER)

4. None of the above

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Which of
of power

this is a parameter which is used by CDMA networks to implement power allocation techniques for controlling the amount
used by a base station and a mobile in transmitting and/or receiving communication signals?
1. BER
2. FER
3. frequency reuse factor
4. Eb/No

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What is the frequency reuse factor in CDMA?

1. 0

2. 1

3. 10

4. infinity
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In CDMA, Reduction of co channel interference due to processing gain allows frequency reuse factor of ________.

1. zero

2. one

3. ten

4. infinity

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Sectorization Reduces Interference and adds a Gain to the system which is called _______________

1. Sectorization removal

2. Sectorization Gain

3. FER

4. Cell breathing
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Total Interfering Power from all Directions/ Perceived Interference Power by the sector antenna is called ____________.

1. BER

2. sectorization gain

3. FER

4. Cell breathing

All the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below. Your answers are bolded. The correct answers have a green
background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
Large number of user can be permitted if n is ____________

1. large enough

2. small enough

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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The air interface functions are structured into protocol layers. The third layer is

1. physical layer

2. link layer

3. network layer

4. abstract layer
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The air interface functions are structured into protocol layers 1-physical layer 2-link layer 3-network layer 4-abstract layer
Medium access control and link access control are part of

1. physical layer

2. link layer

3. network layer

4. abstract layer
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Unlike GSM, in WCDMA there is ____________dedicated transport channel, DCH

1. one

2. two

3. three

4. four
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This channel is mapped to two channels on the physical layer: 1. DPDCH - 2. DPCCH
The spreading factor of the DPCCH is

1. 64

2. 128

3. 256

4. 512
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The downlink uses ______________ between the DPDCH and DPCCH and not IQ multiplexing.

1. frequency multiplexing

2. time multiplexing

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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The common transport channels are divided into__________different channels.

1. two

2. three

3. five

4. six
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Random access channel (RACH) Uplink common packet channel (CPCH) Broadcast channel (BCH) Forward access channel (FACH)
Paging channel (PCH) Downlink shared channel (DSCH) Downlink synchronization channel (SCH)
Which of these channel is optional?

1. RACH

2. BCH

3. DSCH

4. FACH
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Which of these transmit information about available random access codes and the types of transmit diversity methods

1. BCH

2. FACH

3. SCH

4. PCH
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Broadcast Channel:The terminal will not be able to register to the cell without decoding this channel
Which of this a downlink channel that carries control to UE known to locate in the given cell

1. BCH

2. FACH

3. PCH

4. SCH
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The main differences between WCDMA and second-generation air interfaces are

1. Bit rate of 2Mbps (spectrum of up to 5 MHz)

2. Variable bit rate

3. Bit error rate of 10^-6

4. All of the above

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What is the full form of UMTS?

1. universal mobile telecommunication server

2. universal mobile telecommunication systems

3. universal mobile telephone systems

4. universal mobile telephone server

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What is the spectrum used in WCDMA?

1. 1.25MHz

2. 5 MHz

3. 125MHz

4. 250 MHz
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What is the chip rate of WCDMA?

1. 1.2288Mcps

2. 2.2288Mcps

3. 2.4488Mcps

4. 3.84Mcps
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What is the chip rate for IS-95?

1. 1.2288Mcps

2. 2.2288Mcps

3. 2.4488Mcps

4. 3.84Mcps
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Synchronization of base stations is used in

1. IS-95

2. WCDMA

3. GSM

4. None of the above

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Which of this is Supported for increasing capacity in WCDMA?

1. Downlink diversity

2. UPlink diversity

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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TDMA is widely used in which of the following?

1. second generation

2. 2.5 generation

3. GSM

4. All of the above

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The code that is used to spread the signal is called a

1. PN code

2. Walsh Code

3. Random Code

4. All of the above

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In WCDMA, each bit is coded and spreaded by a factor called

1. spreading factor

2. coding factor

3. WCDMA factor

4. None of the above

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Long code is called long because

1. code period is much longer then the data

2. Bit size of long code is more than short code

3. it is alive for long period of time

4. None of the above

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The period of each cycle of PN code is

1. 2n-1

2. 2^n-1

3. 2n+1

4. None of the above

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If we sample the voice by a rate of 9.6 Kbps then if the spreading factor is 64.The bit rate would be

1. 1.2288Mcps

2. 0.6144Mcps

3. 2.4576Mcps

4. None of the above

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64*9.6
The downlink PN generator has a period of

1. 2^9 bit

2. 2^10 bit

3. 2^18 bit

4. 2^32 bit
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The power spectral density ___________, so other systems do not suffer from this system.

1. decreases

2. increases

3. remains same

4. None of the above

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All the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below. Your answers are bolded. The correct answers have a green
background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
High-powered GSM signals have been shown to cause ____________of CDMA receivers due to CDMAs reliance upon broadcasting
across its entire available band.

1. overloading

2. jamming

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Less signal deterioration inside buildings in ___________

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. DECT

4. None of the above

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Talktime

is generally ______ in GSM phones due to the pulse nature of transmission

1. higher
2. lower
3. moderate
4. None of the above

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To upgrade a ________ phone, the carrier must deactivate the old phone then activate the new one.

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Because IS-95 towers interfere with each other, they are normally installed on much _________ towers.Because of this, IS-95 may
not perform well in hilly terrain.

1. higher

2. shorter

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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Manufacturers are often _______to release IS-95 devices due to the smaller market, so features are sometimes late in coming to
IS-95 devices.

1. hesitant

2. confident

3. not technically sound

4. None of the above

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Each call uses ______depending on chosen quality and audio complexity in CDMA.

1. 0.2 MHz

2. 1.8-12 kbit/s

3. 13-16 kbit/s

4. None of the above

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Has no built-in limit to the number of concurrent users.

1. GSM

2. CDMA IS-95

3. NMT

4. None of the above

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Which of these has the most number of users worldwide?

1. GSM

2. CDMA IS95

3. CDMA 2000

4. NMT
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Being an international standard, which of this is better suited for international roaming,

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. NMT

4. None of the above

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The GSM was originated in ________ (Global System for Mobile) in the year 1990 and gained world wide popularity because of its
modern network features which are available to the individual mobile phone user.

1. Europe

2. USA

3. Japan

4. Canada
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CDMA or code division multiple access was developed by Qualcomm Inc. and it became an international standard in _______--.

1. 1991

2. 1995

3. 1998

4. 2001
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The CDMA system has a soft capacity limit. That is increasing the number of users will __________ the system performance.

1. increases

2. decreases

3. stabilise

4. None of the above

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Channel data rates are _______in CDMA systems.

1. very low

2. very high

3. moderate

4. None of the above

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GSM is a widely spread standard and CDMA is a __________technology.

1. owned

2. proprietry

3. patented
4. None of the above

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CDMA base stations consumes ___________ power than GSM and also covers a _______ distance.

1. more, large

2. less, large

3. less, less

4. None of the above

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The cell size in CDMA is ________compared to GSM.

1. larger

2. smaller

3. same

4. None of the above

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The access method used in CDMA is CDMA while in GSM it is _______________.

1. FDMA

2. CDMA

3. TDMA

4. All of the above

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In CDMA operator locking is provided by ESN while in GSM it is __________

1. SIM

2. RUIM

3. UNlockable

4. None of the above

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In GSM Handset interoperability is provided by _______and in CDMA it is _________.

1. SIM, ESN

2. SIM, RUIM

3. RUIM, SIM

4. ESN, SIM
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In GSM handoff is _________ while in CDMA it is ___________.

1. hard, hard

2. soft, hard

3. hard, soft

4. soft, soft
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Cell Breathing is a phenomenon which occurs in

1. GSM

2. CDMA

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of the above

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Various factors such as echoes, call dropping, or voice distortion are almost non-existent in ______, whereas in ________, there is
a high probability of errors.

1. GSM, CDMA

2. CDMA, GSM

3. GSM, CorDECT

4. None of the above

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GSM, being a relatively simpler technology, uses________amount of cell phone battery than CDMA.

1. less

2. more

3. same

4. None of the above

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1xRTT requires a dedicated connection to the network for use, whereas GPRS sends in packets, which means that data calls made
on a GSM handset ______voice calls like they do on CDMA phones.

1. block out

2. dont block out

3. enables

4. None of the above

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background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
In cordect telephone instrument or PC is connected to

1. SU

2. AC

3. TA

4. None of the above

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In rural areas, the distance between the AC and the SU can be

1. upto 1 Km

2. 10 to 25 Km

3. 30 to 40 Km

4. None of the above

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The telephone and Internet traffic is separated at

1. AC

2. SU

3. DIU

4. WS
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Access protocols used in cordect is

1. V.35

2. V5.2

3. X25

4. None of the above

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The range supported between a CBS and RBS in LOS conditions is

1. 25Km

2. 50 Km

3. 100Km

4. None of the above

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CBS supports up to how may simultaneous voice calls.

1. 6

2. 12

3. 24

4. 48
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Each RAS has homw many E1 ports for connecting to the DIU

1. 1

2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

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DIU interfaces upto how much E1-lines using R2-MF protocol with telephone network

1. 4

2. 6

3. 8

4. 12
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The interface to the telephone network is provided in

1. RLU mode

2. Transparent mode

3. Switch mode

4. All of the above

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Switch mode in Cordect uses

1. R2-MF protocol on E1 interfaces to the telephone network

2. two-wire interface to a parent exchange

3. V5.2 protocol on E1 interfaces to a parent exchange

4. All of the above

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What is used to extending range of CORDECT

1. DIU

2. RBS

3. BSD

4. None of the above

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The Multiwallset with Internet Port (MWS-IP) is a MWS with

1. four telephones and an additional Ethernet Interface

2. four telephones and two Ethernet Interface

3. two telephones and an additional Ethernet Interface

4. two telephones and twol Ethernet Interface

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The CBS has

1. 1 antenna

2. 2 antenna

3. 3 antenna

4. 4 antenna
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The CBS has two antenna for diversity.
The CBS is conencted to a DIU or a Base Station Distributor (BSD) with

1. one twisted-pair copper wires

2. two twisted-pair copper wires

3. three twisted-pair copper wires

4. four twisted-pair copper wires

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One DIU can suport upto

1. 10 CBS

2. 20 CBS

3. 30 CBS

4. 40 CBS

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A Wallset (WS) is a terminal

1. with RJ11 port

2. with two internet port

3. without internet port

4. None of the above

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The SU's are connected to

1. Access Centre

2. Compact Base Station

3. DECT Interface Unit

4. Relay Base Station

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The RBS uses

1. 1 antenna

2. 2 antenna

3. 3 antenna

4. 4 antenna
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The maximum LOS range between a CBS and a RBS is

1. 5 Km

2. 10 Km

3. 20 Km

4. 25 Km
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The iKON Remote Access Switch is integarted in

1. DIU cabinet

2. RBS cabinet

3. BSD cabinet

4. None of the above

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The functions of a Switch (or a Remote Line Unit), Base Station Controller, and the Operation and Maintenance Console (OMC)

1. RBS

2. DIU

3. iKON Remote Access Switch

4. BSD
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The maximum LOS range between the RBS and corDECT subscribers is

1. 5 Km

2. 10 Km

3. 20 Km

4. 25 Km
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iKON Remote Access Switch supports ________ for accounting and authentication, ______ for user authentication and is managed
using ________.(Fill in the blank)

1. RADIUS,PAP,SNMP

2. PAP,SNMP,RADIUS

3. PAP,RADIUS,SNMP

4. None of the above

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The connection between the DTM and the SIM uses

1. a single twisted-pair wire

2. a pair of twisted-pair wire

3. PCM cable
4. RF cable

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The Multiwallset has a DECT Transceiver Module (DTM), It is connected to an indoor Subscriber Interface Module (SIM), which has
four RJ-11 ports for telephones.

Modulation technique used in DECT is

1. GFSK

2. QPSK

3. BPSK

4. None of the above

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The broad spectrum of the transmitted signal gives rise to

1. Fadiing

2. Noise

3. Spread Spectrum

4. All Of the above

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This Handles IWF (Interworking Function) for interworking with public data network for data call service

1. BTS

2. BSC

3. MSC

4. GPS
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AMPS (Advanced Mobile Telephone System) is of

1. Scandinavia

2. UK

3. North America

4. France
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A-interface is mainly used to transmit the following information

1. BSS management information

2. Call processing

3. Mobility management information

4. All of the above

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Which of these are Digital Cellular Technologies

1. IS:54 / IS-136 N America

2. GSM Europe and Asia

3. IS-95 N America

4. All of the above

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Which of these Controls call processing and status management of the BTS, as the highest-level processor within the BTS.

BSPA

TFPA

TFBB

GPS-R
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Which of these block processes CDMA channels, and performs digital and analogue signal processing for IS-95A calls of each
channel and interface with the RF block.

1. BHI

2. CCB

3. TCP
4. None of teh above