JOB EXCLUSIVE QUESTIONS Collected by: Rony Parvej

GSM
1. 2. 3. 4. What is GSM? Explain the services offered by GSM. What is the maximum data rate supported by a GSM system? Explain the following techniques in GSM: a. Sectorization of a cell b. Frequency Re-use c. Transmitted Power Control d. Discontinuous Transmission 5. Which uplink/ downlink spectrum is allocated to following? a. GSM 900 b. DCS 1800 6. Name the algorithms used in following: a. Ciphering b. Authentication 7. Explain the following: a. Equalisation b. Interleaving c. Speech coding d. Channel coding 8. What is frequency re-use? 9. What are the interfaces between the following? a. BTS and MS b. BTS and BSC c. BSS and MSC d. TRAU and BSC e. BSC and PCU 10. Explain: a. Cell Splitting b. WPS c. MA d. MAIO 11. Explain: a. Synthesised Frequency Hopping, b. Base Band Frequency Hopping, c. Cycling Frequency Hopping 12. Explain: a. HSN b. DTX c. DRX TRX 13. What do you mean by following? a. Erlangs b. GoS 14. What do following mean? Why do we need them? a. Location Area b. Location Update 15. Explain: a. IMSI b. TMSI c. IMEI d. MS-IDN. 16. What do you mean by ARFCN? 17. What is power control? 18. Explain: a.FDD b.TDD 19. What do you mean by Extended Cell? Does it have any impact on the system? If yes, what?

GPRS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Explain GPRS What signals are transferred in GPRS? How are GPRS terminals classified? Explain the different coding schemes used in GPRS and their importance. What gross data rate does GPRS provide? What gross data rate does GPRS provide? How does GPRS architecture differ from GSM? Differentiate between GSM and GPRS.

CDMA
1. What is CDMA2000? 2. What is CDMA? Explain the technology. 3. Explain a. CDMA One b. CDMA2000 4. Explain EDGE. 5. Explain DECT. 6. Differentiate between: a. CDMA and FDMA b. CDMA and TDMA 7. What is the importance of CDMA in todays cellular world? 8. What is the difference between CDMA and GSM? 9. Explain EV-DO/ EVDO. 10. Explain High Speed Packet Access. 11. What is the difference between CDMA and GPRS? Which of them is better? Why? 12. Explain following forward link channels in CDMA system: a. Pilot Channel b. Sync. Channel. 13. Explain the following two types of hand off in CDMA system: a. Soft handoff b. Softer handoff.

3G
1. 2. 3. 4. What is 3G? What are the advantages and disadvantages of 3G? How is 3G different from 2G? Explain: a. GPRS ( General Packet Radio Service): b. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications): c. HLR (Home Location Register): d. iDEN(Integrated Digital Enhanced Network): e. i-appli 5. Explain UMTS. 6. What is 4G? 7. What is International Telecommunications Union and what are its functions?

OTHERS
1. What is GSM? Draw the architecture of GSM & UMTS network, show the interfaces and protocols? 2. What Intelligent Network (IN)? 3. What is HLR? What is dynamic and static capacity of HLR? 4. What is frequency reuse? 5. What is frequency hopping? 6. What is ARFCN? 7. Write down the frequency spectrum (uplink and downlink) used in GSM-900Mhz, DCS1800MHz, UMTS-2100MHz . 8. Calculate no of channels for 5MHz bandwidth(uplink) in GSM-900? 9. What is path loss? 10. EIRP of antenna? Types of antenna? 11. Difference between omidirectional and directional antenna? 12. What is VSWR? 13. Capacity and Coverage Planning? 14. What is GPRS? What are codecs used in GPRS? 15. What is EDGE? What are codecs used in EDGE? 16. What is EGPRS? What is the difference between EDGE and EGPRS? Why EGPRS is preferred than EDGE. 17. What are modulation schemes used in following technologies- GSM, GPRS and EDGE? SGSN & GGSN? 18. What do you mean by Erlang, Mean Holding Time (MHT), and Busy Hour Call Attempt (BHCA)? Define relation between them. 19. What are logical channel used in GSM? 20. TDMA and FDMA? 21. TDD and FDD? 22. Differnece between GSM & CDMA? 23. Difference between GSM & UMTS? 24. What is LTE? 25. Define elaboration, data speed (uplink and downlink), modulation for GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, WiMax, LTE 26. Evolution of Cellular Telecommunication 27. What are PDH, SDH and SONET? 28. What is E1? Data rate of E1 29. What is STM-1?Data rate of STM-1 30. What is STM-4? Data rate of STM-4 31. What is STM-64? Data rate of STM-16 32. Fiber Optical Network? What do you mean by Multimode and single mode fiber network? 33. What is DWDM? Why the technology is preferred?

34. What is 3GPP? 35. Rectifier? Principle and why rectifier is used in telecommunication sector? 36. If a single battery has specification of 2V, 100Ah, then draw a connection of battery bank of 48V, 100Ah. 37. What is prepaid and postpaid subscribers? Relate IN and Billing centers with them. these are some ideas about written xm on friday.....these are only ideas....by solving these atleast u can understand tht which topic u should cover for taking preperation....

Wi-Fi
1. What is Piggybacking in context to Wi-Fi? 2. What are the recommended channels if you are setting up three WLANs and want minimum interference over there? 3. How to crack Wi-Fi network, if you are using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Password with backtrack? 4. Differentiate between Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure topology and also explain with their advantages and disadvantages 5. How do you secure a wireless network? 6. What are your preferred tools for WarDriving? 7. How can you configure Wi-Fi network and what are Wi-Fi Protocols? 8. How is UWB (ultra-wideband) different from Bluetooth, FireWire and Wi-Fi? 9. Who are the providers and what are the assets available for wireless? 10. Wireless networking, or Wi-Fi, can be used to connect computers in a home, and many cities are using technologies to offer free or low cost internet access to residents, what is another name for Wi-Fi? 11. Can I mix wireless equipments from different vendors, elaborate on it? 12. If my computer is connected to wireless LAN, can it communicate with computer on wired LAN as well? 13. Is it true that Wireless networking is only good for laptop computer? 14. What is Wi-Fi technology and over which frequency band it operates? 15. What are the different Wi-Fi generations and also explain any one?

Wi-Max
1. What is WiMax? What data rate does WiMax provides? 2. What data rate does WiMax provides? 3. What are the uses of WiMax? What are the advantages of WiMax? 4. What are the advantages of WiMax? 5. What is a WiMax gateway? How does WiMax works? 6. How does WiMax works? 7. Compare WiMax with wi-fi. 8. Do I need a licensed for WiMax technology? 9. Do we need special equipment to connect to WiMax networks? 10. Do I need to set up the WiMax access point like I did for Wi-Fi? 11. If I switch service providers, can I take my equipment with me? 12. What is base station? 13. Is WiMax secure? 14. What frequencies are used by WiMax networks? 15. What are the limitations of WiMax? 16. Why we need WiMax technology?