Mobile Communication Questions:
1. Explain the concept of frequency reuse in a cellular system with cluster size N-7. How co-
channel cells LC assigned in a cellular system?
2. Illustrate a hand-off scenario at cell boundary in terms of power levels.
3. Define co-channel reuse ratio. Calculate the frequency reuse factor and cluster size for
maximum capacity if the path loss exponent is n = 4. Assume the required signal-to-noise ratio is
15 dB
4. What is reuse distance? Give the relationship between cell radius, cluster size and reuse
distance.
5. What is frequency reuse? ***Explain in detail how frequency reuse concept is used to form a
cluster?
6. What are the advantages of frequency reuse? **
7. Explain in detail how to form a cluster **
8. How many cells are required to cover an area of 1300 square miles. Assume each cell radius of
four miles
9. What do you mean by channel allocation in cellular system? Mention different channel
allocation techniques/schemes and compare between them. ***
Or, Give a comparison between fixed channel allocation (FCA) and dynamic channel allocation (DCA).
Or, Define the two types of DCA schemes: centralized and distributed.
10. Explain with diagram the complex channel borrowing schemes and mention their advantages
and disadvantages ** Explain the simple channel borrowing (CB) schemes.
11. What are the different propagation mechanisms? Explain with example.**
.12. Give the block diagram of GSM operation. **
13. Calculate the frame efficiency of a GSM time slot 6 trailing bits, 8.25 guard bit, 26 training bits,
and two traffic bursts of 58 bits of data.
14. Give an example of horizontal handoff with common MSC in GSM system.**
Describe the basic model of GSM system architecture. Also include its protocol layers and different
interface specifications.
15. Explain with block diagram how incoming and outgoing call are generated **
16. What is dropped call? What are the factors that affect the dropped calls? Write the formula of
dropped call rate and explain.
17. What are the operational channel take active part during a mobile call
18. What are the function of Home Location Registers (HLR) and Visitor Location Register (VLR)?**
19. Explain with diagram the direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) method.**
20. Describe with diagram the frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) method***
21. What are the differences between fast fading and slow fading?** with diagram.+intersymbol
interference
22. Explain the difference between pure and slotted ALOHA protocols.
23. Derive the expression for user number in a cellular CDMA system. Discuss how the capacity of the
CDMA system can be increased
24. Briefly discuss the space division multiple access. Mention with diagram what are the multiple
access techniques used in mobile communication?
25. What are the aims and need for 4G mobile technology? )
26. Give in detail with diagram the network architecture of 4G cellular network. Mention the function
of cache block
27. Explain how 4G wireless network works. What's new in 4G
28. Compare and 4G network. How 4G achieves global mobility?
29. Mention the principle of data transmission used in 5G cellular network. What are the hardware
used in 5g cellular communication?
30. Mention the basic principle of 5g mobile communication system. What are the features of SG
networks technology?
31. What do you mean by cell in cellular mobile system?** Explain with example how can you
calculate the capacity** of a cell. + Explain with example how you calculate the capacity and efficiency
of a cell
32. What are the differences between adjacent channel interference and co-channel interference?
Explain with suitable diagram.
33. What is handoff? **What are the different types of handoff used in mobiles communication?**
Explain the various approaches used for handoff initiation. ***
Mention the characteristics.
34. What are the different handoff decision techniques? Explain.**
35. What are the factors influencing handoff? Explain in detail.**
36. What is the difference between 'soft and 'hard' handoff. Explain how the handoff is dealt based on
the influencing parameters decided in the service nodes.
37. What are the multiple division access techniques used in cellular communication? 4 Why multiple
division access technique is needed?
38. Explain the working principle of FDMA technique and mention its advantages.
39. What are the channels used in WCDMA mobile system? Mention shortly their 5 functions
40. Explain in detail types of power control used in WCDMA
41. What are the differences between handover techniques used in WCDMA based systems
42. Give the block diagram of WCDMA based UMTS system and describe its operation.
43. Write short notes on (any two):
GPRS
EDGE
HSPA
44. (a) What is GPRS?** What are the benefits of GPRS? **
(b) Give the diagram of GPRS system architecture and mention shortly the functions of network
elements and interfaces **
(C) What is EDGE? Mention the benefits of EDGE over GPRS **
45. Explain the working dynamics of GSM data services. How the second generation GPRS/EDGE
differs from third generation HSDPA HSUPA based internal infrastructure.
46. What is Near-Far problem?*** Explain with diagram.*** How can this problem be solved***
47. What is the function of UTRAN architecture? give the general architecture of UMTS terrestrial
radio access network(UTRAN) and explain the functions of RNC and Node B.
48. Explain forward and reverse channel parameters of IS-95 CDMA..**
49. Explain the working principle of CDMA and its advantages
50. What is delayed hand-off and forced hand-off? Explain the advantages of delayed hand-off.
51. What are diversity techniques?** What are the types of diversity techniques? *** Explain any two
of them.
(b) Explain in detail different categories of space diversity reception methods**
52. (a)Draw the block diagram of a basic cellular system and explain the functions of each block**
(b) Describe the 1G, 2G and 3G generation systems of cellular mobile system.**
(c) Give some properties of analog cellular system.**
53. What are the advantages of cell sectoring? Explain with suitable diagram.**
54. Explain the working principle of TDMA and its advantages.
55. What are the different radio transmission systems communication? Explain in detail.
56. Explain with diagram the channel allocation in one dimensional system?
57. What is intersymbol interference and delay spread?
58. What are the subsystems of GSM architecture? Give a brief overview.
59. Mention the different air interfaces between MS-BTS, BTS-BSC and Bc-MSC. Write down few use of
these interfaces.
60. Describe shortly the physical channel and logical channel.
61. Draw the TDMA frame structure of a channel.
