CHRIST COLLEGE OF ENGG.& TECH ECE DEPARTMENT EC E81 - CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION UNIT-I Introduction: The cellular concept – Frequency reuse – Interference and system capacity – Trunking and Grade of service – Improving coverage and capacity in cellular systems Advanced Mobile Phone service - Global system for mobile communication - EIA/T IA IS136 Digital cellular system - EIA/T IA IS-95 Digital cellular system - cordless telephony and low tier TCS - Third generation wireless system. UNIT-II Mobility Management: Handoff - Roaming management - Handoff detection – channel Assignment techniques - Radio link transfer IS-41 Network signaling – Intersystem handoff and Authentication - PACS Network Signaling - cellular digital packet data. UNIT-III GSM: GSM Network signaling - GSM Mobility management GSM short message service International roaming for GSM - GSM operation, Administration and maintenance - Mobile number Mobile number portability’s, VoIP service for mobile networks. UNIT-IV Wireless Application Protocol: WAP model - WAP Gateway - WAP Protocol, WAP UAProf and caching - Wireless bearer for WAP - WAP developer tool kits – Mobile station application execution environment. UNIT-V Special Topics: Third generation mobile services - Wireless local loop – Wireless enterprise networks - Bluetooth technology. Text Book: 1. Yi-Bing Lin and Imrich chlantae, “Wireless and Mobile Network Architecture”, John Wiley 2006. Reference Books: 1. Kauch Pahlavan and Prahant Krishna moorthy, “Principles of Wireless Networks”, PHI Learning, 2007. 2. T. S. Rappaport, “Wireless and Mobile Communication”, Pearson Education, 2008 EC E81 - CMC QUESTION BANK Page [20] CHRIST COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH ECE DEPARTMENT UNIT I Introduction 2 Marks 1. List the various handovers carried out in GSM. 2. What is cordless telephone? 3. What is the type of modulation used with AMPS? 4. What are the approaches allowed to migrate from AMPS cellular scheme to IS - 95 digital cellular scheme? 5. What are the two most popular PCS technologies? 6. What are the advantages of third generation wireless system compared to second generation wireless system? 7. What is meant by Frequency reuse? 8. Write short notes on third generation wireless system. 9. Write short notes on AMPS. 10. What is meant by Fading? 11. Explain about cellular system? 12. What is meant by Co-Channel interference? 13. List out the advantages of cell splitting concept? 14. What are parameters of micro and macro cells? 15. Define a term Cell. 11 marks 1. Write short notes on: (NOV 2013) (a) Global system for mobile communication (b) IS 136 digital cellular system 2. Explain briefly: (NOV 2013) (a) Second generation cordless telephone (b) Personal access communication system 3. Discuss on the following: (NOV 2011) (a) Advanced mobile phone service (b) EIA/T IA IS-95 digital cellular system. 4. Write short notes on the following: (NOV 2011) (a) Global system for mobile communication (b) EIA/T IS-136 Digital cellular system EC E81 - CMC QUESTION BANK Page [21] CHRIST COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH ECE DEPARTMENT 5. Discuss in detail EIA/TIA IS-136 digital cellular system. (NOV 2012) 6. Write short notes on (NOV 2012) (a) Cordless telephone. (b) Third generation wireless system 7. Explain about the Interference and system capacity. 8. Explain about the Improving coverage and capacity in cellular systems. 9. Explain about Trucking and Grade of service. 10. Explain in detail about Third generation wireless system. UNIT II Mobility Management 2 Marks 1. Define the term Handoff. 2. Name the channel assignment techniques. 3. What is the use of IS-41 Standard? 4. What are the types of handoff? 5. What are the three issues considered for hand off management? 6. Mention the two operations that must take place for a successful link transfer. 7. What is Intersystem handoff and its authentication? 8. Write short notes on cellular digital packet data. 9. What is Roaming management? 10. How does Handoff detection takes place? 11. Write short notes about fixed channel assignment? 12. Write short notes about dynamic channel assignment? 13. Define a term Dwell time. 14. List out the Avantages of umbrella cell pattern. 15. What is meant by Soft and Hard handoff? 11 Marks 1. Explain the following (NOV 2011) (a) Roaming management. (b) Authendication. EC E81 - CMC QUESTION BANK Page [22] CHRIST COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH ECE DEPARTMENT 2. Write a brief note on the following: (NOV 2011) (a) Handoff detection. (b) PACS network signaling. 3. What are the goals of channel assignment techniques also discuss any two channel assignment techniques. (NOV 2012) 4. Write short notes on (NOV 2012) (a) Intersystem handoff and Authendication. (b) Cellular digital packet data. 5. Discuss the handoff detection strategies proposed for PCS networks. (NOV 2013) 6. Draw the CDPD network reference model and explain CDPD architecture. (NOV 2013) 7. Explain the PACS network signaling. 8. Explain about the Radio link transfer IS-41 Network signaling. 9. Explain in detail about cellular digital packet data. 10. Explain about Handoff management and roaming management with neat diagrams. UNIT III GSM 2 Marks 1. Mention the use of GSM short message service. 2. What is meant by International Roaming? 3. What are the subsystem under GSM? 4. What are the two types of GSM short message services? 5. What is the function of ISC? 6. What is TIPHON? 7. What is mobile number portability? 8. Define the term VoIP? 9. Write short notes on Mobility management. 10. Write short notes on GSM Network. 11. Explain about the function of HLR? 12. Explain about the function of VLR? 13. Explain about the function of GSM network signaling? 14. Explain the GSM administration and maintenance? 15. Explain about the VoIP services? EC E81 - CMC QUESTION BANK Page [23] CHRIST COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH ECE DEPARTMENT 11 Marks 1. Discuss on the following: (NOV 2011) (a) GSM network signaling. (b) GSM administration and maintenance. 2. Write about: (NOV 2011) (a) GSM mobility management (b) VoIP service for mobile networks. 3. Discuss in detail GSM mobility management. (NOV 2012) 4. Write short notes on (NOV 2012) (a) GSM network signaling. (b) Mobile number portability. 5. Draw the GSM short message service network architecture and explain. (NOV 2013) 6. Explain the Tariff and charging administration. (NOV 2013) 7. Explain the operation of GSM in detail. 8. Explain in detail about GSM network signaling. 9. Explain about the GSM administration and maintenance. 10. Explain about the VoIP service for mobile networks. UNIT IV Wireless Application Protocol 2 Marks 1. What is WAP UAprof? 2. Mention the components of WAP? 3. What are the layers available in WAP protocol architecture? 4. Draw a WAP network model. 5. Mention the WAP protocol stack. 6. Write the expansion of UAProf. 7. Explain about WAP protocol. 8. Explain about WAP gateway. 9. Mention the WAP developer tool kits. 10. What is WAP caching? 11. Write short notes on Mobile station application execution environment? EC E81 - CMC QUESTION BANK Page [24] CHRIST COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH ECE DEPARTMENT 11 Marks 1. Explain the following: (NOV 2011) (a) WAP model. (b) WAP gateway. 2. Discuss about: (NOV 2011) (a) WAP developer tool kit. (b) WAP caching. 3. Discuss in detail various WAP protocols. (NOV 2012) 4. What is mobile station application execution environment? Explain. (NOV 2012) 5. With WAP network architecture, explain WAP model. (NOV 2013) 6. Explain WAP software developer kit simulator. (NOV 2013) 7. Explain about the mobile station application execution environment. 8. Discuss in detail WAP UA Prof and caching. 9. Discuss in detail about Wireless bearer for WAP. UNIT - V Special Topics 2 Marks 1. What is meant by wireless local loop? 2. Give the use of wireless enterprise networks. 3. What are the elements available under link security of Bluetooth technology? 4. Write any one advantage and disadvantage of wireless local loop. 5. What is WCDMA? 6. What is PBX system? 7. What is meant by wireless enterprise networks? 8. Write short notes on Bluetooth technology. 9. List out about the third generation mobile services. 10. Write about the advantage and disadvantage of Bluetooth technology. 11. List out the Different types of Multiple Acess Techniques. 12. What is the IEEE specification of Bluetooth technology? 13. Write about the UMTS standard specification. 14. Write about the advantages of wireless local loop. 15. List out the organization of 2G and 3G standards? EC E81 - CMC QUESTION BANK Page [25] CHRIST COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH ECE DEPARTMENT 11 Marks 1. Explain the architecture of wireless local loop. (NOV2011) 2. Write short notes on (NOV2011) (a) W-CDMA and CDMA 2000. (b) Enterprise Telephony. 3. Explain wireless local loop architecture with a reference model. (NOV2013) 4. Discuss the Bluetooth protocol stack. (NOV2013). 5. Explain in detail about Third generation mobile services. 6. Explain in detail about wireless enterprise network. 7. Discuss about Bluetooth technology and its advantages. 8. Explain in detail about the UMTS architecture with neat diagram. 9. Explain in detail about the Multiple Access Techniques EC E81 - CMC QUESTION BANK Page [26]