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ELEC-E7120 Wireless Systems: Homework For Unit 1

This document provides the details for an assignment in a wireless systems course. It includes a 10 question true/false test on concepts covered in lectures 1 and 2, as well as 9 short answer questions. Students are instructed to complete the assignment individually, submit their answers in PDF format before the given deadline, and refer to the specified lecture materials for guidance.

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ELEC-E7120 Wireless Systems: Homework For Unit 1

This document provides the details for an assignment in a wireless systems course. It includes a 10 question true/false test on concepts covered in lectures 1 and 2, as well as 9 short answer questions. Students are instructed to complete the assignment individually, submit their answers in PDF format before the given deadline, and refer to the specified lecture materials for guidance.

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ELEC-E7120 Wireless Systems

Homework for Unit 1


Released on 16.9.2016
Due date 23.9.2016 (before 10:15 AM - Finnish Time)
Guidelines:
Return the electronic version of your answers in pdf format and before the
deadline using the corresponding homework link in MyCourses.
Homework is individual.
References to do homework are
o Slide-set covered in Lec1 and Lec2 (@ MyCourses)
o Reading materials mentioned in Lec2 Slide-set

Part 1: Test.
Answer the following test:
1. What is the most representative technology of the 3GPP in the 2nd generation
of cellular communication systems?
a. GSM
b. PDC
c. IS-136
d. IEEE 802.11b
2. GPRS was introduced to:
a. allow more users in the GSM system.
b. improve the voice quality.
c. increase data rates.
d. all the previous.
3. The standard IEEE 802.11n
a. is a LAN technology.
b. allows a certain degree of mobility.
c. operate in unlicensed spectrum.
d. all the previous.
4. What is the main difference between 2G, 3G and 4G in the 3GPP standards:
a. the services and application they support.
b. the latency.
c. the energy consumption.
d. the medium access control.
5. M2M communications and the realization of IoT require:
a. operation in unlicensed bands
b. high data rates
c. massive connectivity
d. none of the previous

6. LTE-A is considered:
a. a 2G technology
b. a 3G technology
c. a 4G technology
d. a MAN technology
7. An IoT enabler in 5G is:
a. Relaying for increased coverage
b. Massive MIMO
c. Polar Codes
d. none of the previous
8. In the context of cellular systems, D2D is
a. communication between users through fixed infrastructure
b. direct communication between users (without infrastructure)
c. same as M2M
d. all the previous
9. What of the following statements is most appropriate
a. SDN and NFV are different concepts
b. SDN and NFV are complementary technologies
c. SDN and NFV are the same concept
d. none of the previous
10. In wireless communication systems, a fundamental problem
a. provide users with high data rates
b. maximize the coverage
c. develop appropriate propagation/channel models
d. reduce the cost

Part 2: Short questions.


Answer concisely the following questions
1. What is the main challenge to operate cellular technologies in unlicensed
bands?
2. What we understand by `the revenue gap?
3. What is, in the long term, the most promising alternative to cope with the
bandwidth scarcity?
4. According to ITU, the estimated contribution of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) to climate change (carbon footprint) is
only around 2 to 2.5% of the global total. Why wireless industry is so
concern with energy efficiency?
5. Indicate one similarity and one difference between industrial IoT and
consumer IoT?
6. What was the main driver/requirement for the development of 3G?
7. In the short term, what is the 3GPPs solution for IoT? Mention two
alternatives to it and explain one difference in each case.
8. What is standardization? Who participate? Why it is important?
9. [Open question] What will we have after 5G (say by 2030)? What will be
the next big paradigm of the wireless communication systems?

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