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QUESTION BANK on GSM

Prepared by G.PREMKUMAR, SDE,RTTC,TVM.

The following 111 questions are prepared for the benefit of those who are preparing for SDE Competitive Examination 2007.Please study the topic well and try to answer the following questions . Wish you a grand success !!!
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable answer:1. The SIM inserted mobile equipment is called ------------- . 2. The interface connecting MS and BTS is ----------- . 3. The standard based on which GSM functions is ---------- . 4. The access method used in GSM is ------------ . 5. The RF channel spacing in GSM is -----------. 6. The number of chnls per carrier in GSM is ------------. 7. The voice coding algorithm used in GSM is -----------. 8. The modulation method used in GSM is --------------. 9. The voice coding rate used in GSM is -----------. 10.The uplink frequency used in GSM 900 is -------------. 11.The downlink frequency used in GSM- 900 is -------------. 12. The duplexing method used in GSM is --------------. 13. The duplex separation used in GSM-900 is --------------. 14.The uplink frequency used in GSM -1800 is -------------. 15. The downlink frequency used in GSM-1800 is -------------. 16. The duplex separation used in GSM-1800 is --------------. 17. Transcoding is the function of ----------------- . 18. The MSC used to interconnect external network is called ---------. 19. Intra BSC handover is a function of ----------. 20. Billing is associated with ---------- element of NSS. 21. BTS and BSC are elements of --------- subsystem. 22. MSC is an element of ------------- subsystem. 23. -------- element stores the subscriber parameters permanently.

2 24.The data stored in HLR which can be changed only by MMC is called ------------. 25. -------------- reduces the number of queries to HLR. 26. ------------- assigns TMSI to the mobile customer. 27. IMSI Attach and Detach operations are functions of --------------. 28. A base station with a number of RF chnls is called a -----------. 29. A group of cells where the frequency reuse is not done is called. 30. The interference offered to a cell from a cell of same frequency is called ---------------. 31. As cluster size increases the co channel interference -------------. 32. ------------ channels are divided into traffic channels and control channels. 33. BCCH channels operates only in ----------- links. 34. The duration of a time slot in GSM air interface is -------------. 35. The duration of a TDMA frame in GSM is --------------. 36. The different types of Multiframes are -------- and -----------. 37. The duration of a super frame is ------------------. 38. One hyperframe is equal to -------------- number of super frames. 39. The technique used to improve C/I ratio by utilizing many frequency chnls is called --------------------. 40. The most commonly used propagation model for macro cell coverage is ----------------. 41. The most commonly used propagation model for micro cell coverage is ----------------. 42.The feature that controls the power of transmission when the mobile is in silent mode is -------------------. 43. A mobile equipment is identified by -----------------. 44. The international identity used to identify a mobile customer within the network is called ------------------. 45.A number assigned to the mobile subscriber which is used by the calling party to dial is ------------------. 46. The identity which guaranties the integrity of mobile subscriber on the radio interface is ----------------. 47.The temporary number used for routing call to MS IS -------------. 48.The structure of MSRN is the same as that of ------------------ . 49.The max: length of LAC is --------------. 50.The algorithm used for authentication purpose is -----------------.

3 51. RAND, SRE, Kc are together called --------------. 52. RAND signal is of ---------------- bit length. 53. GSM belongs to ----------------- generation mobile communication standard. 54. The inputs of A3 algorithm are ----------. 55. The output of A3 algorithm is ----------. 56. -------------- carries authentication check. 57. VLR provides ------------ to BTS for encryption the radio path. 58. The inputs of A8 algorithm are ----------. 59. The output of A8 algorithm is ----------. 60. An action taken by MSC/VLR set the subscriber status to present is -------------. 61. The output of A5 algorithm is -----------------. 62. The action taken by MSC/VLR to set the subscriber status to absent when the mobile station has not achieved radio contact for a certain period of time is -------------. 63. The action taken by MSC/VLR to set the subscriber status to absent is -------------. 64. The procedure invoked when MS moves from one LA to another LA is ------------------ . 65. The MS distinguishes between cells using -------- code. 66. GPRS uses --------------- modulation method. 67. The support nodes used in GPRS are ------------ and --------------- . 68. In GPRS , HLR querying is done by ------------ . 69 .In GPRS , ------------ is used to interface to protocol data network (PDN). 70. In GPRS, the procedure that handle the mobility of user is called ---------. 71. In GPRS, the procedure that handle the user connection to external networks is called ---------. 72. In GPRS, the phase of connecting the GPRS terminal to the network is called ------------. 73. In GPRS, the phase of connecting the GPRS terminal to the external network is called ------------. 74. The two types of OMC used are ----------- and ---------------. 75. The cell size can be reduced by reducing the -------------- and -----------of the antenna.

4 II. Write whether TRUE/ FALSE. If FALSE correct the underlined word/words:76. EIR is the network element responsible for storing IMEIs of mobile handsets. 77. XCDR is an element of BSS. 78. Transcoding and rate adaptation functionality is available in BTS. 79. Frequency hopping is a function of BTS. 80. In GSM, basic switching is the function of MSC. 81.HLR is an element of BSS. 82. One PLMN contains only one HLR. 83.IMSI is a temporary dta in HLR. 84.VLR address is temporary data in HLR. 85.One VLR may be in charge of one or more LA. 86. VLR is updated by HLR on entry of MS in its area. 87. Frequency reuse introduces interference. 88.Co chnl interference is a function of Q where Q= D/R. 89.Q = Square root of 3N where N is the cluster size.

90.The low frequency unit of BTS is responsible for Digital Signal Processing. 91. The high frequency unit of BTS is responsible for GMSK. 92.Voice Activity Detection is used in Discontinuous Transmission (DTX). 93. IMSI is stored in EIR. 94.TMSI is used only over radio path. 95.Reallocation of IMSI is possible. 96.A3,A5,A8 Algorithms are available in SIM card. 97.A3 and A8 can be different for different networks. 98.There can be many MSC/VLR in one PLMN area . 99. There are many location areas in one MSC/VLR area. 100. GPRS belongs to 3G standard. 101.In GPRS combination of time slots is allowed . 102.There are four types of coding schemes used in GPRS.

103. SGSN delivers packets to mobile packets to mobile stations within its service area. 104.The existing BSS must be enhanced to make it GPRS compatible. 105. The HLR must be enhanced to make it GPRS compatible. 106. When GPRS terminal is powered on it sends an attach message to the network. 107. Phase establishing a connection to an external data network is called PDP Context Activation. 108. GPRS uses packet switching. 109. CCCH operates in both U/L and D/L. 110. MSRN is used in GMSC to set up connection to visited MSC/VLR. 111. For analysis purpose a cell is represented by a hexagon shape. ------0--------