SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SRM NAGAR, KATTANKULATHUR – 603 203.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

CU5301 – MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATIONS

QUESTION BANK

II - YEAR / III - SEMESTER

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019-2020 ODD SEMESTER

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 CU5301 MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATIONS LTPC 3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the fundamentals of Millimeter wave devices and circuits.
• To understand the various components of Millimeter wave Communications system.
• To know the antenna design at Millimeter wave frequencies.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Millimeter wave characteristics- millimeter wave wireless, implementation challenges, Radio wave
propagation for mm wave: Large scale propagation channel effects, small scale channel effects,
Outdoor and Indoor channel models, Emerging applications of millimeter wave communications.
UNIT II MM WAVE DEVICES AND CIRCUITS 9
Millimeter wave generation and amplification: Peniotrons, Ubitrons, Gyrotrons and Free electron
lasers. HEMT, models for mm wave Transistors, transistor configurations, Analog mm wave
components: Amplifiers, Mixers, VCO, PLL. Metrics for analog mm wave devices, Consumption
factor theory, Trends and architectures for mm wave wireless, ADC’s and DAC’s.
UNIT III MM WAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 9
Modulations for millimeter wave communications: OOK, PSK, FSK, QAM, OFDM, Millimeter
wave link budget, Transceiver architecture, Transceiver without mixer, Receiver without Oscillator,
Millimeter wave calibration, production and manufacture, Millimeter wave design considerations.
UNIT IV MM WAVE MIMO SYSTEMS 9
Massive MIMO Communications, Spatial diversity of Antenna Arrays, Multiple Antennas,
Multiple Transceivers, Noise coupling in MIMO system, Potential benefits for mm wave systems,
Spatial, Temporal and Frequency diversity, Dynamic spatial, frequency and modulation allocation.
UNIT V ANTENNAS FOR MM WAVE SYSTEMS 9
Antenna beamwidth, polarization, advanced beam steering and beam forming, mm wave design
consideration, On-chip and In package mm wave antennas, Techniques to improve gain of on-chip
antennas, Implementation for mm wave in adaptive antenna arrays, Device to Device
communications over 5G systems, Design techniques of 5G mobile.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Ability to understand Millimeter devices and circuits.
• Ability to design antenna for Millimeter wave frequencies.
• Knowledge of Millimeter wave technology.
REFERENCES:
1. K.C. Huang, Z. Wang, "Millimeter Wave Communication Systems", Wiley-IEEE Press,
March 2011.
2. Robert W. Heath, Robert C. Daniel, James N. Theodore S. Rappaport, Murdock,
"Millimeter Wave Wireless Communication", Prentice Hall, 2014.
3. Xiang, W; Zheng, K; Shen, X.S; "5G Mobile Communications: Springer, 2016.

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 UNIT I - INTRODUCTION
Millimeter wave characteristics- millimeter wave wireless, implementation challenges, Radio wave
propagation for mm wave: Large scale propagation channel effects, small scale channel effects, Outdoor
and Indoor channel models, Emerging applications of millimeter wave communications.
PART A
Q.No Questions BT Domain
Level
1. What are the key benefits of millimeter wave characteristics? BTL 1 Remembering
2. Identify main source of transmission loss. BTL 1 Remembering
3. List the wireless spectrum used by commercial systems. BTL 1 Remembering
4. Write about millimeter wave implementation challenges. BTL 1 Remembering
5. Define large and small scale channel effects. BTL 1 Remembering
6. Examine the atmospheric effects at millimeter wave frequencies. BTL 1 Remembering
7. Distinguish RMS delay spread and their distribution at 38 & 60 GHz BTL 2 Understanding
in various outdoor environments,
8. Summarize the key temporal modeling parameters used for modeling BTL 2 Understanding
the temporal clusters.
9. Differentiate IEEE 802.15.3c and IEEE 802.11ad channel models. BTL 2 Understanding
10. Express the model for the channel impulse response for the outdoor BTL 2 Understanding
model.
11. Discover two aspects of the characterizations of millimeter. BTL 3 Applying
12. Relate the minimum excess delay time and maximum excess delay BTL 3 Applying
spread.
13. Demonstrate the main challenges in utilizing a 60 GHz channel. BTL 3 Applying
14. Pointout propagation effects influencing millimeter wave propagation. BTL 4 Analyzing
15. Infer emerging applications of millimeter wave communications. BTL 4 Analyzing
16. Compare the penetration losses for different environments at 28 GHz. BTL 4 Analyzing
17. Evaluate millimeter cellular network. BTL 5 Evaluating
18. Assess the key points from Friis path loss equation, and assuming BTL 5 Evaluating
antenna arrays are used for both the transmitting and receiving
antenna.
19. Create path losses of different unlicensed bands, when the distance of BTL 6 Creating
the link R=10 m.
20. Generalise the three dominant 60 GHz WPAN specifications. BTL 6 Creating
PART B
1. (i) Describe the millimeter wave characteristics. (10) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Examine the average atmospheric absorption of millimeter waves. (3)
2. (i) Identify the issues need to be consider by industry and (4)
standardization bodies for high-speed wireless systems. BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) What are the possible applications for millimeter wave (9)
communications and advantages of very narrow beam gives a
backhaul solution.
3. Write short notes on, BTL 1 Remembering
(i) Delay spread characteristics, (6)
(ii) Doppler effects. (7)
4. (i) List the development of millimeter wave standards in Europe, (8) BTL 1 Remembering
United States, and Japan.
(ii) Recall about industrial standardization for millimeter wave. (5)
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5. (i) Distinguish millimeter Wave, UWB Radio, and optical wireless for (6) BTL 2 Understanding
Gigabit Wireless Communications.
(ii) Interpret the millimeter wave implementation challenges. (7)
6. Express the sliding correlator system to capture small scale and large (13) BTL 2 Understanding
scale channel data in outdoor environments.
7. (i) Differentiate RMS delay spreead and their distribution at 38 and 60 (6) BTL 2 Understanding
GHz in various outdoor environments.
(ii) Summarize how the height of the antenna impact the angular (7)
spread of multipath energy for millimeter wave cellular.
8. (i) Illustrate the small scale channel effects. (7) BTL 3 Applying
(ii) Classify millimeter wave links according to the antenna beam (6)
width of the access point and mobile terminal.
9. (i) Demonstrate the 3GPP style outdoor propagation models. (7) BTL 3 Applying
(ii) Discover the two well-known modeling approaches for (6)
characterizing the large scale coverage distance for outdoor channels.
10. Explain the emerging applications of millimeter wave (13) BTL 4 Analyzing
communications and Ray tracing models for indoor channels.
11. (i) Differentiate omnidirectional path loss models for the close in free (7) BTL 4 Analyzing
space reference distance model with d0=1, and floating point models
for 28 GHz and 73 GHz.
(ii) Pointout the key temporal modeling parameters used for modeling (6)
the temporal clusters in an omnidirectional SSCM wideband
millimeter wave channels.
12. (i) Analyze atmospheric effects for millimeter wave radio propagation. (6) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) Infer vehicle-to-vehicle models for intervehicle communications at (7)
60 GHz.
13. (i) Assess channel performance at 60 GHz. (5) BTL 5 Evaluating
(ii) Explain the frontier of millimeter wave wireless. (8)

14. (i) Generalise the radio wave propagation for millimeter wave. (7) BTL 6 Creating
(ii) Develop the large scale propagation channel effects. (6)
PART C
1. (i) Evaluate IEEE 802.15.3c and IEEE 802.11ad channels models. (8) BTL 5 Evaluating
(ii) Discriminate ray tracing and site specific propagation prediction. (7)
2. (i) Summarize the scattering and radar cross section modeling at (8) BTL 5 Evaluating
millimeter wave frequencies.
(ii) Criticize the influence of surrounding objects, humans, and foliage (7)
in millimeter wave propagation.
3. (i) Elaborate the new approaches to combat the losses induced by (10) BTL 6 Creating
diffraction, reflection and penetration in millimeter wave propagation.
(ii) Create Rayleigh, Rician and multiwave fading models for indoor (5)
channels.
4. (i) Formulate the long distance path loss models. (8) BTL 6 Creating
(ii) Formulate the weather effects on millimeter wave propagation. (7)

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 UNIT II - MM WAVE DEVICES AND CIRCUITS 9
Millimeter wave generation and amplification: Peniotrons, Ubitrons, Gyrotrons and Free electron lasers.
HEMT, models for mm wave Transistors, transistor configurations, Analog mm wave components:
Amplifiers, Mixers, VCO, PLL. Metrics for analog mm wave devices, Consumption factor theory, Trends
and architectures for mm wave wireless, ADC’s and DAC’s.
PART A
Q.No Questions BT Domain
Level
1. What are the parameters needed to design and test millimeter wave BTL 1 Remembering
circuits and devices?
2. Draw a MOSFET voltage controlled switch with four connections. BTL 1 Remembering
3. Define overdrive voltage, micro-bunching of FEL. BTL 1 Remembering
4. Identify the major advantages to the use of CMOS over other BTL 1 Remembering
technologies.
5. Why CMOS, BJTs, and HBTs do not offer the same level of BTL 1 Remembering
technology-node independent current density performance
optimization?
6. How multiple fingers has an important impact on the model used to BTL 1 Remembering
describe a MOSFET?
7. Interpret the basic configurations of transistors used in millimeter BTL 2 Understanding
wave radio.
8. Express common source NMOS input output voltage relationship. BTL 2 Understanding
9. Summarize important metrics for analog millimeter wave devices. BTL 2 Understanding
10. Distinguish noise figure and noise factor. BTL 2 Understanding
11. Classify analog millimeter wave components. BTL 3 Applying
12. Show the international roadmap of semiconductors for low noise BTL 3 Applying
amplifiers.
13. Examine millimeter wave 60 GHz mixers. BTL 3 Applying
14. Pointout the three basic criteria by which to judge a mixer. BTL 4 Analyzing
15. Infer band diagram of HEMTs. BTL 4 Analyzing
16. Differentiate sub harmonic VCOs from basic VCOs. BTL 4 Analyzing
17. Summarize competing trends for future ADCs. BTL 5 Evaluating
18. Assess the SNDR for high speed DACs. BTL 5 Evaluating
19. Formulate the consumption factor theory. BTL 6 Creating
20. Formulate the most important and challenging blocks in the design of BTL 6 Creating
millimeter waveWPAN devices.
PART B
1. (i) Describe basic concepts for millimeter wave transistors and (7) BTL 1 Remembering
devices.
(ii) Why ABCD parameters are useful for systems with many (6)
cascaded structures? Justify.
2. Write short notes on millimeter wave transistor model evolution,
(i) BSIM model, (6) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) EKV model. (7)
3. (i) Examine the HEMT structure, characteristics, and configurations (8) BTL 1 Remembering
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 (ii) How a tuning circuit has been optimized for best performance at a (5)
selected frequency or frequency band?
4. Write short notes on, BTL 1 Remembering
(i) Gyrotrons, (5)
(ii) Ubitrons, (4)
(iii) Peniotrons. (4)
5. Summarize non-linear intercept points, noise figure, and noise factor (13) BTL 2 Understanding
for metrics of analog millimeter wave devices.
6. (i) Interpret the importance of low noise amplifiers noise performance. (6) BTL 2 Understanding
(ii) Associate the steps to find noise figure of low noise amplifiers. (7)
7. Discuss the key attributes and comparison of millimeter wave power (13) BTL 2 Understanding
amplifiers and low noise amplifiers.
8. (i) Demonstrate the time variant circuits that are responsible for down (8) BTL 3 Applying
or up converting a signal to a new carrier frequency.
(ii) Classify two basic classes and three basic sub classes of mixers. (5)
9. (i) Relate the frequency divider with PLL. (4) BTL 3 Applying
(ii) Illustrate the PLL for millimeter wave applications. (9)
10. Analyze consumption factor theory for maximum power efficiency in (13) BTL 4 Analyzing
millimeter wave communication systems.
11. (i) Compare oscillators used for millimeter wave applications. (8) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) Pointout the construction of phase detector using D Flip-flop and (5)
logic gates
12. (i)Explain the consumption factor for millimeter wave communication (7) BTL 4 Analyzing
systems.
(ii) Infer digital to analog converters millimeter wave communication (6)
devices.
13. (i) Evaluate the trends and architecture for millimeter wave wireless (5) BTL 5 Evaluating
ADCs.
(ii) Summarize low and high gain free electron lasers. (8)
14. (i) Design basic VCO and LC tank for millimeter wave applications. (7) BTL 6 Creating
(ii) Create the VCO that the spectral content of an oscillator’s output (6)
contains significant energy at frequencies near the center frequency of
oscillation.
PART C
1. (i) Assess a cascade deign, along with inductive degeneration for (8) BTL 5 Evaluating
millimeter wave LNAs.
(ii) Evaluate the sub harmonic oscillator, where active devices are not (7)
capable of providing enough power at the fundamental frequency.
2. Criticize a model for the operation of an NMOS MOSFET in the (15) BTL 5 Evaluating
saturation region to compute the current, voltage, and power gains.
3. Compose the major block in a millimeter wave radio for sensitivity (15) BTL 6 Creating
and link budget analysis.
4. (i) Develop a simulation, layout, and CMOS production of millimeter (8) BTL 6 Creating
wave circuits.
(ii) Generalise the software tools that should be considered when (7)
designing millimeter wave circuits.

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 UNIT III - MM WAVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Modulations for millimeter wave communications: OOK, PSK, FSK, QAM, OFDM, Millimeter wave link
budget, Transceiver architecture, Transceiver without mixer, Receiver without Oscillator, Millimeter
wave calibration, production and manufacture, Millimeter wave design considerations.
PART A
Q.No Questions BT Domain
Level
1. What are the two major categories of digital modulations in MM wave BTL 1 Remembering
communication?
2. List the millimeter wave radios requirements & design considerations. BTL 1 Remembering
3. Draw system and signal diagram of OOK. BTL 1 Remembering
4. Why millimeter wave receiver preferred without local oscillator? BTL 1 Remembering
5. Write decoding rules for decoder in coherent DQPSK demodulator. BTL 1 Remembering
6. Define FSK and QAM. BTL 1 Remembering
7. Interpret constellation diagram of 4-QAM. BTL 2 Understanding
8. Discuss changes made in the six-port radio. BTL 2 Understanding
9. Express the features of FSK demodulator at 60 GHz without using a BTL 2 Understanding
complicated mixing/multiplying process.
10. Estimate the bit rate and complexity for BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, and BTL 2 Understanding
64 QAM modulations.
11. Show the three types of constellation diagram for QPSK modulations. BTL 3 Applying
12. Discover the necessary parameters that should be used to compute the BTL 3 Applying
millimeter wave link margin.
13. Examine the most frequently used millimeter wave calibration. BTL 3 Applying
14. Infer performance specifications for QPSK and BPSK modulators. BTL 4 Analyzing
15. Pointout the CPFSK signal generator. BTL 4 Analyzing
16. Classify four options to the choice of architecture for the front-end of BTL 4 Analyzing
a 60 GHz radio.
17. Assess BPSK signal generation in the time domain. BTL 5 Evaluating
18. Criticize LRM method for calibration. BTL 5 Evaluating
19. Generalise the configuration of six-port radio modulator with switches BTL 6 Creating
and short/open circuit terminations.
20. Create quadrature amplitude modulation signal. BTL 6 Creating
PART B
1. (i) Describe On/off keying modulation scheme with block diagram of (9) BTL 1 Remembering
synchronous demodulation.
(ii) How OOK modulation works better than ASK? (4)
2. Write short notes on,
(i) Conventional QPSK, (5) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Offset QPSK, (4)
(iii) π/4 QPSK. (4)
3. (i) Examine the coherent demodulator for BPSK signal. (8) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) How OFDM technology is to split a high rate data stream? (5)

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4. List the super heterodyning and direct conversion architecture for the (13) BTL 1 Remembering
front-end of a 60 GHz radio with block diagram.
5. (i) Describe envelope demodulation of OOK system with probability (9) BTL 2 Understanding
density function of the envelope detector output.
(ii) Differentiate synchronous and envelope demodulation. (4)
6. Discuss QAM modulator, demodulator with bit error probability of (13) BTL 2 Understanding
QAM signal.
7. Express the formula to compute the final link margin with simple (13) BTL 2 Understanding
millimeter wave link and calculate the signal-to-noise ratio for the
system.
8. (i) Illustrate the transceiver without mixer. (7) BTL 3 Applying
(ii) Discover features can be tested in a six-port radio for quadrature (6)
phase shift keying (QPSK)/binary phase shift keying (BPSK).
9. (i) Examine receiver without oscillator with conventional receiver (7) BTL 3 Applying
architecture. (6)
(ii) Demonstrate calibration methods available for millimeter wave
calibration.
10. Explain FSK signal generators in non-coherent, coherent with (13) BTL 4 Analyzing
constellation and signals in the time domain.
11. (i) Infer the millimeter wave design considerations. (7) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) Pointout the transceiver siliconization for production and (6)
manufacture.
12. Analyze synchronous demodulation and envelope demodulation for (13) BTL 4 Analyzing
FSK signal with probability distribution.
13. (i) Evaluate optimum demodulator of DBPSK signal with necessary (7) BTL 5 Evaluating
diagram.
(ii) Explain conventional QPSK signal generation in the time domain. (6)
14. (i) Generalise coherent demodulator for QPSK signal. (7) BTL 6 Creating
(ii) Develop OQPSK modulator and demodulator with neat diagram. (6)
PART C
1. Summarize the demodulator for π/4-QPSK of baseband differential (15) BTL 5 Evaluating
detection, IF band differential detection, FM-discriminator detection,
and coherent detection
2. (i) Assess the implementation complexity of OFDM modems can be (7) BTL 5 Evaluating
reduced significantly by employing inverse discrete Fourier transform.
(ii) Summarize the OFDM communication system with attractive (8)
features.
3. (i) Design DQPSK modulator with phase assignment and Differential (15) BTL 6 Creating
DQPSK demodulator.
4. (i) Develop coherent demodulator for BPSK signal with probability of (8) BTL 6 Creating
error.
(ii) Formulate the structure of the differential BPSK modulator. (7)

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 UNIT IV - MM WAVE MIMO SYSTEMS
Massive MIMO Communications, Spatial diversity of Antenna Arrays, Multiple Antennas, Multiple
Transceivers, Noise coupling in MIMO system, Potential benefits for mm wave systems, Spatial,
Temporal and Frequency diversity, Dynamic spatial, frequency and modulation allocation.
PART A
Q.No Questions BT Domain
Level
1. How the issue of human shadowing in the wireless environment can BTL 1 Remembering
be overcome by a MIMO system?
2. Why MIMO technology important in millimeter wave? BTL 1 Remembering
3. Identify the possible to implement an antenna array in portable BTL 1 Remembering
devices.
4. List the diversity dimensions that are available for antenna arrays. BTL 1 Remembering
5. What are the features of antennas with a narrow beam? BTL 1 Remembering
6. Draw side view of the rod antennas. BTL 1 Remembering
7. Interpret the increase of number of antennas in multiple antennas. BTL 2 Understanding
8. Express the channel capacity for M transmitters and N receivers. BTL 2 Understanding
9. Estimate noise coupling in a MIMO system. BTL 2 Understanding
10. Predict impact of antenna mutual coupling on a MIMO system. BTL 2 Understanding
11. Examine aspects of advanced diversity over MIMO channels. BTL 3 Applying
12. Differentiate spatial and frequency diversity. BTL 3 Applying
13. Show a wireless system using wide beam antennas. BTL 3 Applying
14. Classify two categories for gain of MIMO systems can be analyzed. BTL 4 Analyzing
15. Infer why temporal diversity not applicable in many millimeter wave BTL 4 Analyzing
based user scenarios.
16. Compare channel transfer functions of different wireless links using BTL 4 Analyzing
different pairs of sharp-beam antennas.
17. Evaluate the steps of transmitter antenna diversity for millimeter wave BTL 5 Evaluating
systems.
18. Summarize the process using dynamic spatial and frequency BTL 5 Evaluating
allocation.
19. Create a proposed method with dynamic frequency selection. BTL 6 Creating
20. Formulate the way to implement receiver antenna diversity for BTL 6 Creating
millimeter wave systems.
PART B
1. (i) Identify the two reasons for neither a sharp beam antenna with (5) BTL 1 Remembering
fixed direction nor a wide beam antenna can support non-line-of-sight
Gbps transmission over the 60 GHz band.
(ii) What are the desirable to increase the directivity for generic (8)
multiple transceiver architecture with beam-steering antennas and
explain?
2. Describe seven-rod antenna with geometry for radiation coverage in (13) BTL 1 Remembering
hexagonal configuration.
3. (i) Draw the configuration of a millimeter wave MIMO system with (6) BTL 1 Remembering
key concepts behind the proposed system.
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 (ii) How nodal network representation of multi-antenna system (7)
works?
4. (i) Examine noise coupling in MIMO system, (9) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Identify 2 × 2 beam-steering array antenna and the size of a horn (4)
to minimize the mutual coupling between the elements in a printed
substrate.
5. (i) Discuss spatial and temporal diversity for millimeter wave system. (8) BTL 2 Understanding
(ii) Differentiate millimeter wave system using spatial diversity and (5)
using spatial diversity for UEP
6. Interpret the implementation of transmitter and receiver antenna (13) BTL 2 Understanding
diversity for millimeter wave systems.
7. (i) Summarize conventional receiver diversity via several antennas. (7) BTL 2 Understanding
(ii) Distinguish spatial, temporal and frequency diversity. (6)
8. Demonstrate a MIMO system can be made using a six-port solution (13) BTL 3 Applying
with simplified block diagram of a multiport direct conversion
transceiver.
9. (i) Apply selection diversity simultaneously to both the transmitter (7) BTL 3 Applying
and the receiver. (6)
(ii) Illustrate the concept of receiver antenna selection.
10. Explain the solution using dynamic allocation across space, frequency, (13) BTL 4 Analyzing
and modulation dimensions.
11. Analyze different modulation schemes for dynamic frequency (13) BTL 4 Analyzing
allocation.
12. (i) Differentiate millimeter wave MIMO is different from other (6) BTL 4 Analyzing
MIMO systems at lower frequencies in two aspects.
(ii) Analyze potential benefits for mm wave systems using advanced (7)
diversity over MIMO channels.
13. (i) Summarize the millimeter wave antenna design issues and (7) BTL 5 Evaluating
solutions.
(ii) Assess the transceiver architecture for a generic adaptive beam (6)
forming multiple antenna radio system.
14. Create multi-path propagation is furthermore a benefit for the user as (13) BTL 6 Creating
it may be used to improve the capacity and/or reduce the power
consumption.
PART C
1. (i) Criticize the frequency selective fading channels for spatial (8) BTL 5 Evaluating
diversity of antenna arrays.
(ii) Evaluate steerable sub array configurations for patch-horn (7)
configuration and rod antenna.
2. Criticize the scheme with dynamic space, frequency, and modulation (15) BTL 5 Evaluating
scheme selection.
3. Design spatial and frequency diversity for millimeter wave based user (15) BTL 6 Creating
scenarios.
4. (i) Generalise the information capacity for one-input-one-output, two- (7) BTL 6 Creating
input-two-output, and three input-three-output systems of multiple
transceivers.
(ii) Develop spatial multiplexing layer for configuration of a matrix- (8)
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 UNIT V - ANTENNAS FOR MM WAVE SYSTEMS
Antenna beamwidth, polarization, advanced beam steering and beam forming, mm wave design
consideration, On-chip and In package mm wave antennas, Techniques to improve gain of on-chip
antennas, Implementation for mm wave in adaptive antenna arrays, Device to Device communications
over 5G systems, Design techniques of 5G mobile.
PART A
Q.No Questions BT Domain
Level
1. List the antennas used in millimeter wave systems and devices. BTL 1 Remembering
2. What are the challenges of millimeter wave antennas? BTL 1 Remembering
3. Define beamwidth, polarization. BTL 1 Remembering
4. How in-package antennas are fabricated? BTL 1 Remembering
5. Write fundamentals of on-chip and in-package millimeter wave BTL 1 Remembering
antennas.
6. Why method of moments popular EM simulation method? BTL 1 Remembering
7. Interpret the desirable characteristics of an antenna. BTL 2 Understanding
8. Estimate the antenna gain, relative bandwidth at the frequency of BTL 2 Understanding
resonance.
9. Outline the various structures in the in-package antenna. BTL 2 Understanding
10. Differentiate planar dipole from conventional antenna. BTL 2 Understanding
11. Classify techniques for improving gains of on-chip antennas. BTL 3 Applying
12. Relate the integrated lens antenna to on-chip antennas. BTL 3 Applying
13. Show the beam forming algorithms for antenna array. BTL 3 Applying
14. Infer chemical mechanical polishing, effect of beam forming. BTL 4 Analyzing
15. Differentiate ESPRIT and MUSIC. BTL 4 Analyzing
16. Compare inband and outband communication. BTL 4 Analyzing
17. Assess D2D communications enablers. BTL 5 Evaluating
18. Criticize standardization process of D2D communications. BTL 5 Evaluating
19. Compose five disruptive technologies for the 5G. BTL 6 Creating
20. Generalise smart-phone blocks. BTL 6 Creating
PART B
1. (i) Describe millimeter wave antenna challenges in mobile and (6) BTL 1 Remembering
portable systems.
(ii) Examine fundamentals of on-chip and in-package antennas. (7)
2. (i) Write desirable fundamental characteristics of an antenna. (9)
(ii) Why antenna arrays are necessary to achieve acceptable link (4) BTL 1 Remembering
budgets for long range applications?
3. (i) How an in-package integrated antenna is manufactured with a (6) BTL 1 Remembering
packaging process?
(ii) What are the challenges facing on-chip antennas? Justify. (7)
4. Identify the different antenna topologies for millimeter wave (13) BTL 1 Remembering
communication applications and various suggestions used for on-chip.
5. Discuss three basic types of lenses that have used for integrated (13) BTL 2 Understanding
antennas.
6. (i) Interpret the adaptive antenna arrays implementations for (6) BTL 2 Understanding
millimeter wave communications.
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 (ii) Associate the various approaches to electronically shifting the (7)
inputs to or outputs from different antennas.
7. (i) Distinguish different approaches to perfrom phase shifting in beam (6) BTL 2 Understanding
steering.
(ii) Summarize the characterization of on-chip antenna performance. (7)
8. (i) Illustrate phase fronts of each antenna propagating out from its (9) BTL 3 Applying
respective antenna.
(ii) Show the on-chip antenna environment. (4)
9. (i) Discover the steps for direction of arrival and beam forming (8) BTL 3 Applying
algorithm to determine the direction of an incoming signal for
millimeter wave antenna arrays.
(ii) Classify specific beam forming algorithms. (5)
10. Analyze beam steering for millimeter wave adaptive antenna arrays. (13) BTL 4 Analyzing
11. (i) Infer important challenges and issues of D2D communications in (8) BTL 4 Analyzing
5G systems.
(ii) Pointout the role of D2D Communications in Emerging 5G (5)
Systems.
12. (i) Contrast the terms are defined by 3GPP in the description of D2D (6) BTL 4 Analyzing
use cases.
(ii) Explain the applications of 5G D2D communications. (7)
13. (i) Summarize the enhancements in the LTE architecture meeting the (8) BTL 5 Evaluating
requirements introduced by the 3GPP specifications.
(ii) Evaluate generic smart-phone architecture. (5)
14. (i) Design signal processor in the dark silicon era. (8) BTL 6 Creating
(ii) Compose ITRS roadmap for MtM technology. (5)
PART C
1. (i) Assess interconnect model used by ITRS to compute self and (8) BTL 5 Evaluating
coupling capacitance.
(ii) Criticize the exemplifies circuit for power gating. (7)
2. Conclude the challenges and ongoing research for future 5G cellular (15) BTL 5 Evaluating
networks.
3. (i) Create state-of-the-art on D2D communications over cellular (8) BTL 6 Creating
networks.
(ii) Prepare a case study: D2D enhanced conventional multicast (7)
scheme for video delivery.
4. (i) Generalise the improvement of probe station characterization of on- (7) BTL 6 Creating
chip or in-package antennas.
(ii) Develop the uses cases and scenarios presented in 3GPP Rel.12. (8)

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