UNIT III CELLSITE AND MOBILE ANTENNAS

1)The main function of frequency management is given below

a) increasing gain b) increasing power
c) dividing total number of channels in to subsets d) adding the given no.of channels

2) Numbering the channel is done by the fort channel

a) RVC b) RCC c) FVC d) FCC

3) What basis in affixed channel set that consists of one or more subsets is assigned to a cell site
a) short term basis b) in dynamic basis c) long term basis d) temporary basis

4) What is the method of channel assignment to a mobile unit during call in progress
a) long term basis b) permanent basis c) short termbasis d) in flexible mode
5) Allocation of specific channels to a cell site is known as
a) frequency management b) freq. Allotment c) channel assignment d) channel modeling

6) What is the other name of set up channels?

a) reverse channels b) forward channels c) control channels d) traffic channels

7 What are the types of set up channels?

a) access channels and forward channels b) paging channels & reversechannels
c) access and paging channels d) forward & reverse channels

8) In set up channels every two way channel contains a ---- bandwidth

a) 60 khz b) 30 khz c) 30 mhz d) 45khz

9) In channel case – set up channels can be used for paging and accessing
a) T no b) 1 c) 3 d) N

10) The forward setup channel is sent at the –and the reverse setup channel is sent at the—
a) mobile unit b) cell site c) BTS,PSTN d) BTS,MSC

11) All the setup channels carries only

a) header information b) data information c) address information
d) handoff information

12) In a cell how many set up channels are generally present

a) 32 b) 21 c) 53 d) any number

13)The process channel can be designed by as a channel apart from set up channels in the cell site
a) BSC b) PSTN c) MTSO d) control room

14) For keeping the reverse set up channels open as for as possible what is adapted in a mobile
unit
a) handoff scheme b) self generation scheme c) self location scheme
d) channel assignment

15) For searching a mobile unit is cell site what is the MTSO has to do?
a) waiting for activated b) receiving act signal c) sending page d) receiving page

16) What is the main function of FDCC in cell site?

a) sends control information b) page to mobile unit c) eceiving page d) controls page
17) What is RECC?
a) reverse electrical control channel b)reverse control channel
c) reverse enable control channel d) retry enable cell control

18) The FDCC is also known as

a) power of a forward set up channel b) power of a reversechanne
c) signal strength of reverse channel d) signal strength of setup channel

19) When there is no voice channel the cell site could send a message using set up channels
a) page b) direct cell retry c) acknowledge signal d) ready signal

20) Find whether the statements given below are correct

1) To increase freq. spectrum the no. of radio channels showed be increased
2) it can be done by narrow banding
a) both 1 & 2 are correct b) 1 is correct but 2 is nit the justification
c) both are not correct d) none of the above

21) The purpose of tilting antenna patterns or using an umbrella pattern omni directional antenna
is given below
a) to confine time slots b) to confine energy in small area
c) to increase coverage area d) to decrease path area
22) Numbering the channel is done by the following
a) RVC b) RCC c) FVC d) FCC

23) Allocation of specific channels to a cell site is known as _____

a) Frequency management b) frequency allotment c) channel assignment d) channel modeling

24) What is the other name for set up channels?

a) Reverse channels b) forward channels c) channels control d) traffic channels

25) In a start up system an omni cell transmitting antennas are___________-

a) Directional b) Omni directional c) Yagi uda pattern d) local antennas

KEY:
1c 2d 3c 4c 5c 6c 7c 8c 9ab 10 b 11b 12b 13c 14c 15 dc 16 b 17 b 18a 19 b 20 a 21 b 22 d 23 c 24
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 UNIT IV FREQUENCY MANAGEMANT AND CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT

1) Set up channel will not be in the following case

a) Before the call is established b) during the calling period
c) When call communication is over d) after the call establishment
2) Find whether true or false: Hand off required in situation such as
i) Call site receiver weak signals from mobile at the cell boundary (-100 dB)
ii) When mobile unit reaches the signal strength holes within the cell site
a) i is true b) ii is true c) both are false d) i & ii are true
3) The received signals strength can be expression as
a) C+I b) C2 + I c) CI d) CI2
4) The MTSO will handle the _________first and__________ second.
a) Originating calls, handoff calls b) handoff calls, originating calls
c) Dropped calls, handoff calls d) dropped calls, originating calls
5) If a hand off that should not occur but if it is forced to happen then it is called as below
a) Soft hand-off b) hard hand-off c) forced hand-off d) none of the above
6) One of the methods to make handoff to occur in proper location and with less interference is
known as below
a) Forced hand-off b) two hand off level c) hard handoff d) soft hand-off
7) Hand-off controlling is done by
a) PSTN b) MTSO c) BSC d) cell site
8) Creative hand-off is required by
a) cell site b) MTSO c) BSC d) PSTN
9) The following of hand-off is --- compared to two threshold level hand-off
a) More effective b) less effective c) equal d) very negligible
10) If a power difference between received signal at cell site when a request for hand-off and no
Hand -off cases
a) Δ > 3dB and - Δ > 3dB b) Δ > -3dB and Δ > 3dB c) Δ > 6 dB d) Δ < 6dB
11) For the Q no. 12 prepare a hand-off would take place when Δ value is –
a) 1 dB< Δ < 3dB b) 1 dB< Δ < 2 dB c) 1 dB< Δ < 8dB d) 3 dB< Δ < 6dB
12) In normal hand-off procedure the hand-off request is based on the following
a) power level b) signal strength c) peak current d) none of the above
13) If call hand-off is transferred from one system to another system is known as hand-off
a) inter system b ) intra system c) soft d) hard
14) The dropped call is –but -----it is terminated properly.
a) After the call is established before b) after the call is established after
c) before the call is terminated, after d) call in progress, before
15) A good frequency management chart and frequency assignment will lead to___
a) Reducing power b) reducing time period c) reducing hand-off d) reducing
interference
16) The model used for selecting cell site location is given below
a) Propagation protection b) path loss c) durleins d) knife edge
17) The purpose of tilting antenna patterns or using an umbrella pattern omni directional antenna
is given below
a) To confine time slots b) to confine energy in small area
c) To increase coverage area d) to decrease path area
18) Dynamic channel assignment is mainly done for the foll reason
a) Increase traffic capacity b) decrease traffic capacity
c) Increase gain level d) decrease transmit power
19) If BT/BC is total no. of voice channels ,C/I is carrier to interference ratio of system the
relation (m) among voice quantity ,dropped call rate an capacity is given as below
a) m= BT/BC/√2/3( C/I)s b) m= (BT/BC) (C/I)s c) m=(BT/BC)2(C/I)s
d) m=√BT/BC/2/3(C/I)s

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20) If δ is probability of signal being below specific threshold ( at receiver ) level μ is probability
of the signal below specific co-channel interference level then formula of dropped call site is given
below
a) (1+8) (1-μ) b) (1+8)2 (1-μ) c) (1+8) (1-μ)2 d) (1-8) (1-μ)
21) Mobile Assisted Handoff (MAHO) provides
a) Faster handoffs b) Suitability for frequent handoffs
c) MSC need not monitor the signal strength d) All of the above
22) Trunking in a cellular network refers to______________.
a) Termination of a call b) Spectrum unavailability
c) Accommodating large number of users in limited spectrum d) All of the above
23) When all of the radio channels are in use in a trunking system
a) The user is blocked b) The access to the system is denied
c) The queue may be provided d) All of the above
24) Umbrella cell approach___________.
a) Uses large and small cells b) Uses different antenna heights
c) Is used for high speed users with large coverage area and low speed users with small coverage
area d) All of the above
25) Interference in cellular systems is caused by_________.
a) Two base stations operating in same frequency band
b) Two calls in progress in nearby mobile stations c) Leakage of energy signals
by non-cellular systems into cellular frequency band d) All of the above
26) Interference in frequency bands may lead to_______________.
a) Cross talk b) Missed calls c) Blocked calls d) All of the above
27) Co-channel reuse ratio depends upon_____________.
a) Radius of the cell b) Distance between the centers of the co channel cells
c) Frequency allocation of nearest cells d) Both a and b
28) Increase in Co-channel reuse ratio indicates_______________.
a) Better transmission quality b) Larger capacity
c) Low co-channel interference d) Both a and c
29) The techniques used to improve the capacity of cellular systems area
a) Splitting b) Sectoring c) Coverage zone approach d) All of the above
30) Distributed antenna systems are used at____________.
a) Transmitters of mobile systems b) Transmitters of base stations
c) Inputs and outputs of repeaters d) Receivers of mobile stations
31) All the setup channels carries only___________
a) header information b) data information c) address information
d) hand off information
32) When there is no voice channel the cell site could send a message using set up channels
a) page b) direct cell retry c) acknowledge signal d) ready signal
33) A good frequency management chart and frequency assignment will lead to-
a) Reducing power b) reducing time period
c) Reducing hand-off d) reducing interference
34) Adjacent channel & next channel interference are
a) Different b) same c) related by amplitude d) having more interference
35) Hybrid channel assignment is a combination of______________________
a) FCA & DCA b) FCA & BCA c) BCA & DCA d) BCA & FBCA
36) Additional load on cell site can be handled by __________
a) Channel sharing b) Channel borrowing c) both a & b d) None
37) A good frequency management chart and frequency assignment will lead to_______
a) Reducing power b) reduction in dropped calls c) reducing hand-off d) reducing interference
38) Few channels on fixed basis and remaining on sharing basis are available in _____________
a) FCA b) BCA c) HCA d) FBCA
39)The ________is required for unexpected and short term load handling in cellular system

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a) Channel sharing b) Channel borrowing c) channel binding d) None
40) In a dynamic channel assignment strategy,
a. Voice channels are not permanently assigned
b. The serving base station requests for a channel from MSC
c. MSC allocates the channel according to the predetermined algorithm
d. All of the above
41)  In Dynamic channel assignment, any channel which is being used in one cell can be
reassigned simultaneously to another cell in the system at a reasonable distance.
a) True b) False
42)  In a fixed channel assignment strategy
a. Each cell is assigned a predetermined set of frequencies
b. The call is served by unused channels of the cell
c. The call gets blocked if all the channels of the cell are occupied
d. All of the above
43)  In a fixed channel assignment strategy, if all the assigned channels are occupied, the call
a. Gets transferred to another cell b. Gets blocked
c. Is kept on waiting d. All of the above
44)  The interference between the neighboring base stations is avoided by
a. Assigning different group of channels b. Using transmitters with different power level
c. Using different antennas d. All of the above
45) The strategies acquired for channel assignment are
a. Fixed b. Dynamic c. Regular d. Both a and b
46) During the initiation of call various activities are processed by _______ channels before the
voice communication begins.
a. Voice channels b. Setup channels c. SAT d. Borrowed Channels
47) The channels responsible for searching of called mobile signal are ________.
a. Axis Channels b. Voice Channels c. Paging Channels d. SAT
48) If the mobile unit is powered up to initiate the call then it must be connected to the strongest
setup channel of its area, this process is called ________.
a. Self location b. Auto registration c. Call detection d. Call termination
49. If the user terminates the call then ______ is generated .
a. Axis Channels b. Voice Channels c. Paging Channels d. SAT
50) If the channel assignment excludes next and neighboring channels then it is ___________
a. Adjacent Channel Assignment b. Channel Sharing c. Channel Borrowing d. SAT

KEY:
1d 2d 3a 4b 5c 6b 7b 8b 9a 10 a 11a 12b 13a 14a 15 d 16 a 17 b 18a 19 a 20 d 21 d 22 d 23 d
24 a 25 b 26 d 27 d 28 b 29 d 30 d 31 a 32 b 33 d 34 b 35 b 36 c 37 b 38 c 39 a 40 d
41 a 42 d 43 b 44 a 45 d 46 b 47 c 48 a 49 d 50 a

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 UNIT V HANDOFFS AND DROPPED CALLS

1) GSM Is referred as below.

A. Global system for mobile B. General Systems for mobile.
C. General scheme for mobile phones. D. Global scheme for mobile phones
2. Some of the digital cellular systems are __________.
A. GS, AMPS B. CDMA, GSM, AMPS C. GSM, CDMA D. GSM, AMPS, TDMA
3. The first commercial GSM system was called as
A. E3 B. D2 C. D110 D. A1
4. The first commercial system was implemented in Germany in ---------------
A. 1918 B. 1992 C. 1996 D. 1962
5. In GSM the base transceiver station is contained in the following
A. Mobile station (MS) B. Network switching system ( NSS)
C. Operating subsystem (OSS)D. Base station subsystem (BSS)
6. The MS of GSM consists of ------------------and ----------------
A. Mobile equipment, control register B. control equipment, mobile unit
C. mobile equipment, Subscriber Identity Module D. Mobile Equipment, control equipment
7. An intelligent network is used in ----------------------in GSM
A. BSS B. NSS C. OSS D. MS
8. In GSM a waterway for MSC for interfacing with external network s outside GSM is related to
the following terms
A. Transcoder rate adaptation unit B. Mobile equipment
C. Interworking function D. Intelligent network
9. What is the number of common interfaces that is based on OSI in GSM?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 4 D. 1
10. The cost of signaling transport among the MSC /VLR , GMSC and HLR is done by____.
A. Signaling enabling points B. Signaling transfer points
C. Signaling transfer prediction D. System transfer points
11. A --------------can connect many GSM networks.
A. SMS service points B. SMS service center
C. SMS supplementary services D. SMS service management
12. What is the function of RPE?
A. Generates impulse noise to simulate nature of speech B. Generates signaling C. Controls
impulse noise D. Filters impulse noise in the speech
13. In GSM OSS is an integral part of the following layer.
A. physical layer B.OAM layer C. MS layer D. IN layer
14. What is the type of coding used for digital speech?
A. LPC B. RLP C. Binary Coding D. Speech Coding
15. Which device defects the discontinuous transmission mode?
A. Voice activity device B. control device
C. Filtering device D. Mobility management device
16. The services offered to users in GSM how many radio and data modes are as given below.
A. 4,3 B. 3,4 C. 3,3 D. 2,1
17. Give two logical channels available in GSM
A. TCH/F,TCH/H B. TCH/F,FCCH
C. Common channels, signaling channels D. Common channels, TCH/S
18. In GSM there are –-----------kinds of physical channels and they are called as------------
A. 3, control channels B. 13, traffic channels
C. 3, traffic channels D. 4, control channels
19. Capacity of cellular CDMA and SDMA
A. Capacity α interference B. Capacity α(1 / interference)
C. Capacity α (interference)2 D. Capacity α 1 / (interference)2
20. DAMA stands for________

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A. Demand Assignment multiple Access B. Design Assignment multiple Access
C. Defined Assignment multiple Access D. Dominate Assignment multiple Access
21. Advantage of using Dynamic channel assignment is
A. Blocking is reduced B. Capacity of the system is increased
C. Both a & b D. Blocking will Increase
22. Disadvantage of using Dynamic channel assignment is_________.
A. More storage required B. Calculations and analysis is increased
C. Both a & b D. Blocking is Reduced
23. In Handoff ________________.
A. Process of transferring the call to the new base station B. Transfers the call
C. New channel allocation is done D. All of the above
24. Delay in handoffs is caused due to___________.
A. Week signal conditions B. High traffic conditions
C. Unavailability of the channel D. All of the above
25. Inter system Handoffs are done________.
A. When mobile station moves in two cellular systems with different MSC
B. When mobile station moves between two cellular systems
C. When mobile station receives more power from other base station than the serving base
stationD. All of the above
26. When a fraction of assigned channel is reserved for handoffs, it is______.
A. Guard channel concept B. fixed channel assignment
C. Dynamic channel assignment D. Specific channel assignment
27. While handoffs, the termination of call may be avoided by__________.
A. Providing Guard channel B. queuing of handoffs
C. Both a & b D. Without any guard channel
28. Dwell time is the time for________________.
A. A call within the cell B. Hand off
C. Waiting for channel allocation D. Channel allocation
29. Dwell time depends upon___________.
A. Interference B. Distance between the subscriber and the base station
C. Propagation of call D.All of the above
30. In Mobile Assisted Handoff (MAHO), the handoff takes place when___________.
A. The power received by the mobile station from other base station is more than the serving base
station B. The channel allocated is not available
C. The mobile station has no signal D. All of the above
31. What is the condition for handoff?
A. A mobile moves into a different cell while in conversation
B. A mobile remains in the same cell while in conversation
C. A mobile moves to different cell when idle
D. A mobile remains in the same cell and is idle
32. Handoff does not require voice and control channel to be allocated to channels associated with
the new base station.
A. True B. False C. Sometimes true D. We can’t say
33. The time over which a call can be maintained within a cell without handoff is called __.
A. Run time B. Peak time C. Dwell time D. Cell time
34. Dwell time does not depend on which of the following factor?
A. Propagation B. Interference
C. Distance between subscriber and base station D. Mobile station
35. Which of the following is associated with the handoff in first generation analog cellular
systems?
A. Locator receiver B. MAHO C. Cell dragging D. Breathing cell
36. MAHO stands for ______.
A. MSC assisted handoff B. Mobile assisted handoff

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C. Machine assisted handoff. D. Man assisted handoff
37. A handoff is initiated when the power received from the base station of a neighboring cell falls
behind the power received from the current base station by certain level.
A. True B. False C. Sometimes true D. We can’t say
38. What is the condition for intersystem interference?
A. Mobile moves from one cell to another cell
B. Mobile remains in the same cell
C. Mobile moves from one cellular system to other cellular system
D. Mobile remains in the same cluster
39. What is the disadvantage of guard channel?
A. Efficient utilization of spectrum B. Cross talk
C. Near far effect D. Reduce total carried traffic
40. Which of the following priority handoff method decrease the probability of forced termination
of a call due to lack of available channels?
A. Queuing B. Guard channel C. Cell dragging D. Near far effect
41. Umbrella cell approach is possible by using _________.
A. Antenna of same heights B. Antenna of different heights
C. Different voice channels D. Different control channels

42. Cell dragging is a problem occurs due to __________.

A. Pedestrian user’s B. Stationary users
C. High speed mobile systems D. Base stations having same frequency
43. What was the typical handoff time in first generation analog cellular systems?
A. 1 second B. 10 seconds C. 1 minute D. 10 milliseconds
44. How much time it takes for handoff in digital cellular systems like GSM?
A. 1 second B. 10 seconds C. 1 minute D. 10 milliseconds
45. Soft handoff is also known as _________.
A. MAHO B. Hand over C. Break before make D. Make before break
46.What is the concept for accommodating a large number of users in a limited radio spectrum?
A. Grade of service B. Trunking C. Multiplexing D. Multitasking
47. On termination of call, the occupied channel is not returned to the pool of available channels
in trunking.
A. True B. False C. Sometimes true D. We can’t say
48. In trunking system, when the channel is already in use, the call is blocked or queued.
A. True B. False C. Sometimes true D. We can’t say
49. Who developed the fundamental of trunking theory?
A. Newton B. Ohm C. Erlang D. Einstein
50. What is the unit for the measure of traffic intensity?
A. Meters B. Henry C. Ohm D. Erlang

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22 c 23 d 24 d 25 d 26 a 27 c 28 a 29 d 30 a 31 a 32 b 33 c 34 d 35 a 36 b 37 b 38 c 39 d 40
a 41 b 42 a 43 b 44 a 45 d 46 b 47 b 48 a 49 c 50 d

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