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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 CELLULAR AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ( Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics & Telematics) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Discuss analog cellular system (AMPS) in detail. (b) Discuss the special features in AMPS and compare them with Digital cellular systems. [8+8] 2. (a) For a cellular system, If blocking probability is 40% and assuming each subscriber generates 0.1 Erlangs trac load, nd the no. of. subscribers if no. of. channels are i. ii. iii. iv. v. 1 5 10 20 100. Use Erlang B model charts.

(b) In a total 33MHz of BW allocated to a particular FDD system which uses two 25kHZ simplex channels to provide full duplex voice & control channels. Compute the no. of channels available per cell if a system uses: i. four cell reuse ii. seven cell reuse iii. 12 cell reuse. 1 MHz of allocated spectrum is dedicated to control channels. Determine a equitable distribution of control & Voice channels in each cell for each of three systems. [8+8] 3. (a) Write notes on power control and diversity receiver. (b) Explain the dierent types of Noncochannel interference. [10+6]

4. (a) Determine the phase dierence between direct path and reected path. (b) Explain mobile propagation through obstructive path. [8+8]

5. (a) Write the equation of general pattern for a 2N elements array equi-spaced by a separation d. (b) Dierentiate between Roof-mounted and glass-mounted antennas. (c) What are the advantage of using umbrella pattern antennas at cell site? [4+6+6] 6. (a) Explain the following operational functions of access channels: 1 of 2

Code No: R05420401 i. FOCC ii. RECC. (b) Write the channel sharing algorithm.

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7. (a) Explain how to calculate the number of handos per call? (b) What are the circumstances where handos are necessary but cannot be made? (c) Explain how a hando is initiated? 8. (a) Explain the various logical GSM channels. (b) Explain the SSD update message ow from Base Station to Mobile Station and vice versa. [8+8] [6+6+4]

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 CELLULAR AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ( Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics & Telematics) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) What is the dierence between frequency selective fading & at fadings. (b) What are the major problems in AMPS system & how these are overcome in GSM system? [8+8] 2. (a) Explain about the co-channel interference reduction factor and derive the general formula for C/I. (b) If the maximum no of calls per hour Qi in one cell be 5000 and an average calling time T be 1.76 min. The blocking probability is 2%. Find the oered load. If Qi is 30000. Find the oered load compare this with no. of channels by using Erlang B model charts. [10+6] 3. (a) Explain how co-channel interference is measured in real time mobile radio transceivers. (b) Explain dierent methods to reduce the cochannel interferences. [8+8] 4. (a) Discuss in detail about small scale multipath propagation. (b) Write the general formula of Lee Model and Explain the remarks. [10+6]

5. (a) Explain the synthesis of dierence patterns. (b) Draw the setup for space diversity antennas used at cell site and explain how to design it. [8+8] 6. (a) What is the function of frequency management? (b) Explain how the 666 channels are divided into groups? (c) Write notes on setup channels. 7. Explain the following terms: (a) (b) (c) (d) Mobile Assisted Hando Soft Hando Delaying Hando Cellsite Hando

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8. (a) Explain the signicance of SIM in Mobile station. (b) What is the function of transcoder rate adoption unit in BSS? (c) What are the dierent kinds of downlink common channels? 1 of 1

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 CELLULAR AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ( Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics & Telematics) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Dierentiate the analog & digital cellular systems with their operating capacities. (b) Explain the relation between the received power & the range of subsystem in detail. [8+8] 2. (a) Mention the two frequency reuse schemes and explain N-Cell reuse pattern in detail for four & seven cell reuse with illustrative diagrams. (b) During a busy hour the no. of calls per hour Qi for each 10 cells is 2000, 1500, 3000, 500, 1000, 1200, 1800, 3200, 2600, 800. Assume that 60% of the car phones will be used during this period and that one call is made per car phone. Find the no. of customers in the system. [10+6] 3. (a) What is Near-end-far-end interference ratio and explain its eect. (b) Write notes on channel combiners. [8+8]

4. (a) Explain ground incident angle, elevation angle, ground reection and reection point with respect to signal coverage. (b) Briey explain about multiple knife edge diraction. [8+8]

5. (a) Draw the symmetrical dierence pattern and compare it with symmetrical sum pattern. (b) Draw the cell site antenna for omni cells for 45 and 90 channels and explain them. [8+8] 6. (a) What are the dierent techniques for increasing frequency spectrum? (b) Compare the average blocking in spatially uniform and nonuniform trac distribution for FCA, BCA and FBCA. [8+8] 7. (a) Explain how the handos implemented based on signal strength? (b) How the dropped call rate is related to the capacity and voice quality. (c) What are the dierent factors that limit the size of splitting cells? 8. Explain the following terms of CDMA Digital Cellular Systems: (a) Active set (b) Long code 1 of 2 [6+4+6]

Code No: R05420401 (c) Multiple sub-layer (d) Paging channel.

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 CELLULAR AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ( Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics & Telematics) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Explain the terms GSM & GPRS. (b) Write notes on Digital cellular systems. [8+8]

2. (a) For a cellular system, If blocking probability is 40% and assuming each subscriber generates 0.1 Erlangs trac load, nd the no. of. subscribers if no. of. channels are i. ii. iii. iv. v. 1 5 10 20 100. Use Erlang B model charts.

(b) In a total 33MHz of BW allocated to a particular FDD system which uses two 25kHZ simplex channels to provide full duplex voice & control channels. Compute the no. of channels available per cell if a system uses: i. four cell reuse ii. seven cell reuse iii. 12 cell reuse. 1 MHz of allocated spectrum is dedicated to control channels. Determine a equitable distribution of control & Voice channels in each cell for each of three systems. [8+8] 3. Explain the designing of the directional antenna, for k=4, k=12 and k=7 with all suitable values explaining each of them, consider a noise margin of 6dB. [16] 4. (a) From the free space propagation model derive the equation for received power. (b) Discuss Lee model of point to point propagation. [6+10]

5. (a) What are the dierent synthesis of sum pattern? Explain them briey. (b) What are the antennas used at cellsite? Explain them. [8+8]

6. (a) What type of messages are received to the set up channels when the mobile unit monitors strongest signal strength? (b) What are the advantages of Reuse-partition scheme? (c) What is channel sharing and channel borrowing? [6+4+6] 1 of 2

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7. (a) What are the dierent types of handos? Explain how to implement them? (b) Dene a dropped call rate and explain how it dier from blocked call? [10+6] 8. (a) Explain the signicance of SIM in Mobile station. (b) What is the function of transcoder rate adoption unit in BSS? (c) What are the dierent kinds of downlink common channels? [6+4+6]

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