Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering, Chennai – 603103

Department of ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

Question Bank

Subject Code & Name: EC3501 , WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Sem / Year: V/III

Unit 1 – THE CELLULAR CONCEPT-SYSTEM DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

Introduction-Frequency Reuse-Channel Assignment Strategies-Handoff Strategies:
Prioritizing Handoffs, Practical Handoff Considerations. Interference And System
Capacity: Co-Channel Interference And System Capacity-Channel Planning For Wireless
Systems, Adjacent Channel Interference, Power Control For Reducing Interference,
Trunking And Grade Of Service. Improving Coverage And Capacity In Cellular Systems:
Cell Splitting, Sectoring.
Part A
Q.No Questions CO RBT Competence
No. Level
1. What is multiple access technique CO 1
2. What is the trade-off that exists between system CO 1
capacity and coverage ?
3. Write down the procedure involved in the CO 1
determination of co-channel cell.
4. What do you mean by mobile – assisted handoff? CO 1
5. How FDMA handles near – far problem? CO 1
6. What do you meant by forward and reverse channel ? CO 1
7. Mention the limitations of cellular communication CO 1
systems ?
8. What are the reasons for handover? CO 1
9. Define frequency reuse . CO 1
10. Why is cellular concept used for mobile telephony? CO 1
Part B

1. Explain the concept of cellular topology and cell CO 1

fundamentals.
2. Explain channel assignment in detail. CO 1

3. i) Discuss in detail about frequency reuse CO 1

ii) Differentiate between FDMA, TDMA and
CDMA technologies.
4. Describe various interferences and increasing the CO 1
system capacity of wireless cellular networks.
5. Write short notes on i) Trucking ii) Grade of service of CO 1
cell system
6. For a cellular system with a total bandwidth of 15 MHz CO 1
uses 10 KHz simplex channels to provide full duplex
voice and control channels. For 12 cell reuse pattern
and 1 MHz of the total bandwidth is allocated for
control channels. (a) Calculate the total available
channels. (b) Determine the number of control
channels. (c) Calculate the number of voice channels
per cell
 7. In a cellular system with total of 917 radio channels CO 1
available for handling traffic. The area of a cell is 4
km2 and the total area is 1400 km2 with cluster of 7.
(a) Calculate the system capacity. (b) How many times
signal can be replicated? (c) Calculate the system
capacity for N = 4. (d) Compare the performance.
Part C

1. Explain in detail how to improve coverage and channel capacity in cellular systems

2. Explain the principle of cellular networks and various types of handoff techniques.

Unit 2 – MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION

Large Scale Path Loss: Introduction To Radio Wave Propagation - Free Space
Propagation Model – Three Basic Propagation Mechanism: Reflection – Brewster Angle-
Diffraction Scattering. Small Scale Fading And Multipath: Small Scale Multipath
Propagation, Factors Influencing Small-Scale Fading, Doppler Shift, Coherence
Bandwidth, Doppler Spread And Coherence Time. Types Of Small- Scale Fading: Fading
Effects Due To Multipath Time Delay Spread, Fading Effects Due To Doppler Spread
Part A
Q.No Questions CO RBT Competence
No. Level
1. What is meant by multipath propagation ? CO 2
2. Define large scale propagation. CO 2
3. Define path loss CO 2
4. What is free space propagation model ? Write the CO 2
expression for free space path loss.
5. List the different types of propagation mechanisms. CO 2
6. What are the types of small scale fading ? CO 2
7. Compare fast and slow fading CO 2
8. Differentiate ISI, fading, attenuation, shadowing and CO 2
small scale, large scale fading ?
9. Consider a transmitter which radiates a sinusoidal CO 2
carrier frequency of 1850 MHz. For a vehicle moving
60 mph, compute the received carrier frequency if the
mobile is moving directly toward the transmitter.
10. Give the difference between frequency flat and CO 2
frequency selective fading.
Part B
1. i) If a transmitter produces 50W of power, CO 2
express the transmit power in units of (a)
dBm, and (b) dBW. If 50W is applied to a
unity gain antenna with a 900 MHz carrier
frequency, find the received power in dBm
at a free space distance of 1000m from the
antenna. What is Pr(10km)? Assume unity
gain for the receiver antenna. [8m]
ii) A mobile is located 10 Km away from a
base station and uses a vertical /4
monopole antenna with a gain of 3 dB to
receive cellular radio signals. The E-field
at 1 km from the transmitter is measured to
 be 10–3 V/m. The carrier frequency used
for this system is 1000 MHz.
(a) Find the length and effective aperture
of the receiving antenna
(b) Find the received power at the mobile
using the two-ray ground reflection model
assuming ht is 50 m and hr is 1.5 m above
ground [5]
2. Discuss the impact of time dispersion parameter, CO 2
Coherence Bandwidth, Doppler Spread and Coherence
time on small scale fading.
3. Explain in detail about types of Small Scale Fading. CO 2
4. Examine the effectiveness of flat fading and frequency CO 2
selective fading.
5. Derive the path loss for large scale propagation in a CO 2
multipath wireless environment. What is Doppler
spread?
6. Show that a flat fading channel occurs when Ts CO 2
>=100στ
Part C

1. Describe briefly about free space propagation model. CO 2

2. Explain the different types of multipath propagation in CO 2

wireless communication

Unit 3 – MODULATION TECHNIQUES AND EQUALIZATION AND

DIVERSITY
Digital Modulation – An Overview: Factors That Influence The Choice Of Digital
Modulation, Linear Modulation Techniques: Minimum Shift Keying (MSK), Gaussian
Minimum Shift Keying(GMSK), Spread Spectrum Modulation Techniques: Pseudo- Noise
(PN) Sequences, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DS-SS)- Modulation Performance In
Fading And Multipath, Channels- Equalization, Diversity And Channel Coding:
Introduction-Fundamentals Of Equalization- Diversity Techniques: Practical Space
Diversity Considerations, Polarization Diversity, Frequency Diversity, Time Diversity
Part A
Q.No Questions CO RBT Competence
No. Level
1. What are the steps involved in the wireless CO 3
communication link?
2. Mention any two criteria for choosing a modulation CO 3
technique for a specific wireless application
3. Differentiate between Micro, Macro diversity. CO 3
 4. Define space diversity/ antenna diversity and its types CO 3
5. Define 5 common methods of micro diversity CO 3
6. . What is the principle of diversity technique? CO 3
7. What are the differences between zero-forcing and CO 3
mean squared error equalizer?
8. Draw the structure of generic optimum receiver CO 3
9. Define offset QPSK and π/4 differential QPSK CO 3
10. List the features of offset- QPSK. CO 3
Part B
1. Explain in detail about Binary Phase Shift Keying CO 3
(BPSK)
2. Analyze various diversity techniques used in wireless CO 3
communication
3. What is MSK? Also derive the expression of MSK CO 3
signal as a special type of FSK signal and explain its
spectral density
4. Explain in detail Gaussian Minimum shift Keying CO 3
(GMSK) transmission and reception with necessary
diagrams
5. With neat diagram, explain the modulation and CO 3
demodulation of π / 4 DQPSK modulation techniques
6. Explain in detail about Differential Phase Shift Keying CO 3
(DPSK
7. Explain about Spread Spectrum Modulation CO 3
Techniques
Part C

1. Explain with diagram, the different techniques CO 3

available for signal combining.
2. Explain selection combining technique in detail CO 3

Unit 4 – MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES

Introduction: Introduction To Multiple Access- Frequency Division Multiple
Access(FDMA)- Time Division Multiple Access(TDMA)- Spread Spectrum Multiple
Access-Code Division Multiple Access(CDMA)- Space Division Multiple
Access(SDMA)- Capacity Of Cellular Systems: Capacity Of Cellular CDMA, Capacity Of
CDMA With Multiple Cells.
Part A
Q.No Questions CO RBT Competence
No. Level
1. What is multiple access technique ? CO 4
2. Mention some features of SDMA. CO 4
 3. What is the need of guard bands in FDMA? CO 4
4. Write the formula for spectral efficiency of FDMA. CO 4
5. State advantages of CDMA over FDMA. CO 4
6. Differentiate between FDMA, TDMA , and CDMA CO 4
techniques.
7. How FDMA handles near-far problem? CO 4
8. Write the non linear effects in FDMA CO 4
9. Define TDMA. CO 4
10. Mention the disadvantages of FDMA and TDMA. CO 4
Part B
1. Explain in detail about space division multiple access CO 4
(SDMA)
2. Explain any one type of multiple access schemes. CO 4
3. Explain in detail about spread spectrum multiple access CO 4
4. Explain in detail about Capacity of Cellular Systems. CO 4
5. Explain about Capacity Of CDMA With Multiple Cells CO 4
Part C

1. What are the major difference between TDMA, FDMA CO 4

and CDMA? Explain in detail about each multiple
2. access. CO 4

Summarize the features of various multiple access

techniques used in wireless mobile communication.
State the advantages and disadvantages of each
technique
 Unit 5 – WIRELESS NETWORKING
Introduction: Difference Between Wireless And Fixed Telephone Networks, The Public
Switched Telephone Network(PSTN), Development Of Wireless Networks: First
Generation Wireless Networks, Second Generation Wireless Networks, Third Generation
Wireless Networks, Fixed Network Transmission Hierarchy, TrafficRoutingInWireless
Networks: Circuit Switching, Packet Switching- Personal Communication Services/
Networks(PCS/PCNs):Packet Vs Circuit Switching For PCN, Cellular Packet- Switched
Architecture- Packet Reservation Multiple Access(PRMA)- Network Databases:
Distributed Database For Mobility Management- Universal Mobile Telecommunication
Systems(UMTS)
Part A
Q.No Questions CO RBT Competence
No. Level
1. Write about mobile switching center CO 5
2. Write about as interexchange carriers CO 5
3. What is interoperator roaming? CO 5
4. What are the aims of third generation wireless networks? CO 5
5. What is meant packet switching? CO 5
6. What is Packet Reservation Multiple Access (PRMA)? CO 5
7. What is UMTS? CO 5
8. Write the functions of MSCs in first generation wireless CO 5
network
9. hat are the routing services provided by networks? What CO 5
is connection oriented routing?
10. Give some examples of second generation wireless CO 5
systems?
Part B
1. Give a brief discussion on wireless networks. CO 5
2. Discuss the differences Between Wireless and Fixed CO 5
Telephone Networks.
3. Illustrate the Public Switched Telephone Network with CO 5
relevant architectural diagrams.
4. Explain the development of wireless networks through CO 5
the first, second and third generations
5. With neat diagram explain Cellular Packet - Switched CO 5
Architecture.
6. Explain the personal communication CO 5
services/networks.
7. Explain in detail about fixed network transmission CO 5
hierarchy
Part C

1. Explain in detail about packet reservation multiple CO 5

access (PRMA)
2. CO 5
Draw and explain the Network architecture Universal
Mobile Telecommunication Systems (UMTS).