Telecommunication Systems

Spring 2006

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 IMSI
 Which one of the following statements about IMSI is not
true:
 IMSI is used as subscriber identification in system internal
communication
 IMSI is permanently stored on SIM
 The mobile subscriber does not know IMSI
 In the HLR, IMSI is used as storage address for subscriber
data
 IMSI is not used on the radio interface
 IMSI is stored in GMSC
 IMSI is stores in AC as well
 During a location update VLR enters the IMSI into its
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database
 TMSI

 Which NSS component stores the LAI and TMSI

of a subscriber during last location update?
 HLR
 VLR
 AC
 EIR
 MSC

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 TMSI

 Which of the following statements about TMSI is

not true:
 On the radio interface IMSI is replaced by TMSI
 TMSI is temporarily stored on the VLR and SIM
 It identifies a subscriber only in the current VLR
 TMSI is used to call a Mobile subscriber

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 VLR Number

 Which of the following about VLR number is not

true:
 VLR number is provided by the VLR along with
the subscriber data request from the HLR
 HLR stores the VLR number
 VLR number is the address of VLR in the network
 VLR number identifies the current VLR of the
mobile subscriber in the HLR
 VLR number is used particularly in case of MTC
 VLR number has the same format as MSISDN
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 VLR number is used in handover
 LMSI

 What does LMSI stand for?

 Local Mobile Station Identity
 Local Mobile Subscriber Identity
 Location Mobile Subscriber Identity
 Least Mobile Station Interaction

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 LMSI

 Where is LMSI created?

 HLR
 MS
 Authentication Centre
 VLR

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 LMSI

 What is LMSI
 The subscriber data address in the VLR
 The temporary mobile subscriber Identity on SIM
 The permanent mobile subscriber identity on SIM
 The subscriber data address with GMSC

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 LMSI

 Where is LMSI stored?

 VLR
 HLR
 AC
 MS
 VLR & HLR
 GMS & HLR
 VLR & MS

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 LMSI

 What is the use of LMSI?

 Helps in mobile originating calls
 Allows quick access to the subscriber data
 Each VLR number has an LMSI for it’s identity
 Used in subscriber authentication

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 LMSI

 Which of the following is stored in the HLR after a

location update has been performed
 TMSI
 CGI
 SRES
 VLR Number
 LMSI

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 MSRN

 In case of a call from PSTN to MS, the GMSC

identifies the HLR using the HLR-ID in the
received MSISDN and then requests the MSRN
from the HLR
 TRUE
 FALSE

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 MSRN

 In case of a call within a PLMN, which network

component identifies the HLR using the HLR-ID
in the received MSISDN and then requests the
MSRN from the HLR
 GMSC
 Originating MSC
 Destination MSC
 Destination BSC

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 MSRN

 Which of the following about Mobile Station

Routing Number (MSRN) is not true:
 MSRN has the same structure as MSISDN
 The visited VLR provides MSRN to HLR upon
request
 After digits evaluation MSRN always leads to the
visited MSC
 MSRN is stored in GMSC

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 MSRN

 In which of the following call-cases the HLR is

involved:
 Inter MSC call
 A call from MS to PSTN
 Intra MSC call
 Intra BSC

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 LAI

 Which network components is directly providing

the LAI to MS?
 HLR
 VLR
 BTS
 MSC
 EIR

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 LAI

 Every cell has its own identity which is distributed

by the BTS in a broadcast channel
 TRUE
 FALSE

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 LAI

 The Cell Global Identity (CGI) consists of LAI and

Cell Identity (CI)
 TRUE
 FALSE

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 LAI

 During a location update the LAI of the current cell

is stored in the VLR and on the SIM card
 TRUE
 FALSE

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 Handover

 During an existing connection a MS continuously

measures the levels and quality of transmission in
its own and surrounding cells?
 TRUE
 FALSE

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 Handover

 The MS send a measurement report to BTS every:

 50 ms
 480 ms
 500 ms
 1000 ms

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 Handover

 Which of the following control channel is used by

MS for sending the measurement report?
 BCCH
 FACCH
 SACCH
 PCH
 SCH

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 Handover

 SACCH stands for:

 Slow Access Control Channel
 Stand Alone Control Channel
 Slow Associated Control Channel

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 Handover

 Which of the following is not included in the

measurement report?
 Signal strength in the serving cell
 Mobile power used
 Quality (BER) in the serving cell
 Signal strength for neighboring cells
 Number of neighboring cells reported
 BCCH frequencies for the reported neighboring cells
 MSRN
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 Handover

 A handover only takes place while there is an active

call and a location update only takes place while
there is no active call?
 TRUE
 FALSE

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 Handover
 How an active call may continue without a due location
update?
 A location update is only meant for the network to know
about the location of an MS
• TRUE
• FALSE
 During a call, the connection is already there so no location
update is required to locate a mobile
• TRUE
• FALSE
 Location update and handover are two independent features
and do not rely on each other
• TRUE
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• FALSE
 Handover

 Which network component initiates the handover

process?
 BTS
 BSC
 MSC
 MS
 GMSC

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 Handover

 In case of an inter MSC handover, how does the

originating MSC know about the destination MSC?
 From the reported CGI
 Through the HLR
 From the GMSC
 From the MSRN

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 Handover
 A mobiles subscriber makes a call in cell A and then moves to cell B
 What kind of handover may take place?

 Inter MSC
 Intra MSC
 Intra BSC
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 Handover
 Which network component detects that an MSC-controlled
handover is necessary and informs the MSC-1

 BSC
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 Handover
 MSC1 requests a Hand Over Number HON from MSC2
 HON is like MSRN and its only important in case of inter-
MSC handover
 It is used by MSC1 for setting up traffic channel connection
with MSC2
 Which component in the following figure provides the
HON?

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 Handover
 It is provided by the new VLR
 MSC2 requests its VLR to provide HON and the BSC to
provide radio channel for handover

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 Handover
 The radio channel data and HON are sent back to MSC1

 With HON MSC1 can establish a traffic channel to MSC2.

The connection is supplemented until BTS

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 Handover
 MSC1 then informs the MS about the radio channel to
which it must switch over

 The connection to the old BTS is released

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 Handover

 Is this the correct sequence of events during a call

setup?
1. Authentication
2. Marking active/ Attached
3. Start ciphering
4. Equipment identification

YES
NO
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