IT1351-TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

KINGS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ACADEMIC YEAR 2009- 2010 / EVEN SEMESTER

Year/Sem: III –A & B / VI

Staff Name: Ms.M.Muthulakshmi
Subject Code with Name: IT1351 –Telecommunication systems

UNIT -I
METHODS OF COMMUNICATION
PART-A (2 MARKS)
1. Define directivity gain and power gain.
2. Define steradian.
3. What do you mean by multiple skip in sky wave propagation?
4. Define selectivity.
5. Define velocity factor.
6. Define standing waves.
7. Define standing wave ratio (SWR)
8. What is the necessity of modulation in communication?
9. State gain of antenna.
10. What is the actual length in one feet of one quarter wavelength of a coax with a velocity
factor of 0.66 at 30MHZ?
11. How impedance matching does occur? How to overcome it?
12. What do you mean by a transmission line?
13. What are the basic types of wire transmission line?
14. Define characteristic impedance of free space.
15. What do you mean by line of sight communication?
16. Define path loss.
17. What is corona discharge?
18. What is fading? And mention its types?
19. Define bandwidth of an information signal.
20. List the advantages of microwave system.

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PART-B
1. What is meant by transmission line? Explain about the characteristics of
transmission line. (16)
2. Sketch and explain the block diagram of pulsed radar. State four applications of radar. (16)
3. Explain the Standing waves on short and open circuit , Transmission line with mismatched
load and Standing wave ratio. (16)
4. Draw the block diagram of magnetron and explain its operation (16)
5. Explain in detail about Dipole and folded dipole antenna.. (16)
6. Explain in detail about reflex klystron with neat sketch (16)
7. With a neat sketch explain Sky and Space wave propagation. (16)

UNIT -II
INTRODUCTION TO SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
PART-A (2 MARKS)

1. Define orbit.
2. Explain the basic function of transponder.
3. What is meant by geostationary orbit?
4. How do differentiate geosynchronous orbit from geostationary orbit?
5. List out the difference and similarities of geostationary and geosynchronous orbit.
6. Define perigee and apogee.
7. Define Kepler’s law of motion (any two).
8. Define Newton’s law of gravitation.
9. Define Look angles.
10. Define azimuth and elevation angle.
11. Define station keeping.
12. Define fairing.
13. Define kick motor.
14. What is meant by primary and secondary payloads?
15. What is meant by frequency reuse?
16. Define spatial isolation.
17. What do you mean by centripetal acceleration?
PART-B
1. Write a detailed note about satellite orbits and geosynchronous satellite. (16)
2. Draw and explain the general block diagram of an earth station. (16)
3. Explain the following transmit subsystem and power subsystem of GCE (16)
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4. Explain the following receive subsystem and power subsystem of GCE (16)
5. Explain Kepler’s law and how they relate to satellite communication and explain about
satellite look angles. (16)
6. Explain four applications of satellite communication with detailed explanation.(16)
UNIT-III
INTRODUCTION TO FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS
PART-A (2 MARKS)
1.
2. Define optical communication.
3. Define modes of propagation and index of profile.
4. Mention three communication based advantages of fiber optic.
5. What is necessity of cladding for an optical fiber?
6. What is the principle used in the working of fiber optics?
7. What are PCS Fibers?
8. Define photocell.
9. Write note on laser.
10. Write note on glass fiber.
11. How fiber optic cable work?
12. Define angle of incident.
13. Define reflection and refraction.
14. What are the main advantages of multimode step index fiber?
15. What are the main advantages of single mode step index fiber?
16. Define modal dispersion.
17. What is meant by total internal reflection?
18. What is necessity of outer jacket?
19. What is necessity of kevler?
20. What is necessity of protective coating?
21. Define attenuation and absorption.
22. Define Scattering and dispersion.
23. Define monochromatic light.
PART-B
1. Present on overview of the history of optical fibers and optical communication.(16)
2. Describe any three types of optical fiber construction. (16)
3. Describe the various losses incurred in optical fiber cables. (16)
4. Explain the following light sources of LED and ILD. (16)
5. Explain the following light detectors of pin diode and APD. (16)

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6. Draw the schematic of optical fiber communication system. Explain the function of each
component in detail. (16)
7. Explain about fiber optic data communication system with neat sketch. (16)
UNIT IV
TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND ITS APPLICATION SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
PART-A (2 MARKS)

1. Mention the basic function of receive mode in a telephone set.

2. Explain the function of transmit mode in a telephone set.
3. Define hybrid.
4. What are local loops?
6. Define subscriber’s loop.
7. What are all the objectives of ISDN?
8. What do you mean by facsimile?
9. What do you mean subscriber line interface circuits?
10. Briefly define the term LATA, LEC, POP AND IXC which are mean long distance carrier.
11. What is the name of the touch tone dialing system?
12. Define phasing.
13. Define synchronizing.
14. What do you mean by CCD?
15. Explain about the data compression.
16. Define the term ‘hand shaking’
17. Define paging.
18. What do you mean by cap code?
PART-B
1. Describe the operation and basic function of a standard telephone set. (16)
2. With the block diagram, explain the relationship among telephone sets, local loop, and central office
switching machines. (16)
3. Describe in detail basic telephone call procedures. (16)
4. Describe basic operation of a cordless telephone. (16)
5. Explain the operation of electronic telephones with block diagram. (16)
6. Describe the basic principles of paging systems. (16)
7. Brief detail about ISDN along with its architecture. (16)
8. Explain the operation of cellular telephone system. (16)

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UNIT V
CELLULAR COMMUNICATION
PART-A (2 MARKS)

1. Write a note on CB radio.

2. Mention the basic types of advanced cordless phones.
3. Why hexagonal shaped cellular concept is used?
4. What is co-channel interference?
5. Show the slots of GSM RF channel and GSM control channel.
6. Define handoff.
7. Why we go for AMPS?
8. Define forward and reverse channel.
9. What are the important specifications of RF channels of a GSM system?
10. Define SACCH and FACCH.
11. Define frequency hopping.
12. What are the main information’s contains in SIM?
13. Define soft and hard handoff.
14. What is meant by process gain?
15. What is meant by close-loop power control?
16. What is meant by open-loop power setting?
17. List out the comparison of GSM and CDMA.
18. Define cell sectoring
19. Define cell splitting.
20. What is meant by frequency reuse?
Part-B
1. Explain about Advanced Mobile Phone system. (16)
2. Explain the following a. IMTS b. Cordless telephone. (16)
3. Describe the function of GSM and with sketch. (16)
4. Describe the function of IS-95 CDMA PCS and with sketch (16)

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