Wireless Communication

UNIT 1
1. Write a note on evolution of digital radio.
2. How was modern telecommunications infrastructure developed.
3. Explain 7 layer OSI model.
4. Write the applications of wireless n/w’s.
5. Explain all four generation cellular systems.
6. Describe with neat block diagram AMPS cellular system.
7. With flow diagrams explain mobile-mobile call is established in AMPS cellular system.
8. Briefly explain the technique employed in early AM wireless transmitter system.
9. Explain AMPS handoff operation.
10. Explain CDMA 2000 system.

UNIT 2
1. With a neat diagram explain components of common cellular n/w.
2. Explain software and hardware view of a cellular n/w.
3. Explain the generations of following terms:
a. MSISDN
b. IMSI
c. IMEI
4. With neat block diagram explain typical cellular system components.
5. Explain the mobile terminated (terminated in cellular network) call operations.
6. Explain mobile originated call operations in a cellular network, with a neat diagram showing the
components and steps?
7. With block diagram explain MSC subsystem.
8. Describe the subscription profile of HLR and its usage in handoff.
9. Describe and explain |ME| used in international mobile network.
10. Explain CGI and RBSIC.

UNIT 3
1. 1. Explain cellular concept in detail.
2. Explain cell fundamentals.
3. Explain cell splitting technique.
4. Explain cell sectoring technique.
5. Explain overlaid cell technique.
6. How power management related to radio is done.
7. Determine frequency reuse distance for a cell radius of 2 km and cluster size of 8.
8. A service provider wants to provide cellular communication to a particular geographic area. The
total bandwidth the service provider licensed is 5 MHz and system subscriber requires 10 KHz of
bandwidth. Determine the system capacity, if the service provider implements a cellular system
with 35 transmitter sites and cluster size of 7.
9. Explain cellular handoff operations.
10. Explain location management.

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UNIT 4
1. What is a base station & mobile station?
2. Explain GSM n/w interface and protocols.
3. Explain TDMA frames and timeslots.
4. Write a note on GSM identifiers.
5. List the services provided by GSM.
6. Describe frame format used by GSM traffic.
7. Draw neat diagram for GSM signaling model.
8. Find the maximum number of subscribers who can get connectivity simultaneously in GSM.
9. What are the features of SIM card in GSM system?
10. Explain GSM hyper frame and super frame.

UNIT 5
1. Explain in detail the GSM system operation.
2. Explain the different cases in a traffic.
3. What is a call handoff.
4. What is call roaming.
5. Write a note on TDMA systems.
6. Explain the steps needed for setting up of call in GSM system.
7. Explain GSM intra BSC handover with neat diagram.
8. Explain in detail the registration and call setup procedures in GSM system.
9. Describe GSM ciphering mode settling operations and ME check.
10. How call handoff is done in GSM.

UNIT 6
1. Explain 2G and 3G CDMA and the basics of CDMA.
2. Explain CDMA channel concept.
3. Explain CDMA frame format.
4. Write in detail the operations of CDMA system.
5. Explain CDMA spectrum spreading operation.
6. Compare FDMA,TDMA and CDMA.
7. With neat block diagram, explain the generation of CDMA forward traffic channel.
8. Explain the CDMA mobile originated timeline.
9. Describe the generation of CDMA pilot channel signal with a neat figure.
10. Describe in detail, the process of soft handoff in CDMA.

UNIT 7

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1. Explain the transmission characteristics of wireline and fiber systems.

2. Explain the characteristics of air interface.
3. Write in detail about the Wireless Telecommunication Coding techniques.
4. Write a note on digital modulation and spread spectrum modulation techniques.
5. Explain Ultra-Wide band radio technology and diversity techniques.
6. Explain typical GSM system hardware.
7. Write a note on path loss models for various coverage areas.
8. What is the received power in dBm for a signal in free space with a transmitting power of 1W
frequency of 1900 MHz and distance from the receiver of 1000m if the transmitting antenna and
receiving antenna both use dipole antenna with gains of approx. 1.6? What is path loss in dB.
9. Discuss various coding techniques used in wireless communication.
10. Explain with neat diagram RAKE receiver.

UNIT 8
1. Write about the evolution of Wireless LANs.
2. Write about broadband wireless MAN.
3. Explain 802.16X technology.
4. Explain Bluetooth protocol stack with relevant figures.
5. Discuss the design issues of 802.11.
6. Explain the working of BSS, DS and ESS network with neat diagram.
7. Draw and describe the frame structure for general and management MAC frame format
in 802.11.
8. Draw and explain piconet and scatternet.
9. Depict the relationship between IEEE 802.11 sending and receiving station with the state
diagram.
10. What are the IEEE 802.11 extensions.

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