LTE Basic Knowledge Exam

2014.3.6 14:00~ 15:30

Name:__________________

Part I ( 40 multiple choice questions with ONLY one correct answer , 2 points for
each question )
1. What is the duration of one Physical Resource Block (PRB)?
a. 0.5 us.
b. 0.5 ns.
c. 0.5 ms.
d. 1 ms.

2. Why is OFDM NOT used in uplink?

a. OFDM has a high Peak-to-Adaptive Ue-Power-Ratio (PAPR).
b. OFDM has an Acceptable Peak-to-Average-Power-Ratio (PAPR).
c. OFDM has a high Peak-to-Average-Power-Ratio (PAPR).
d. OFDM has a Low Peak-to-Average-Power-Ratio (PAPR).
3. Which System Information Broadcast (SIB) message is the cell identity found?
a. SIB2.
b. MIB.
c. SIB3.
d. SIB1.
4. Which layer implements HARQ, a technique that simplifies packet retransmission?
a. Uulayer.
b. MAC layer.
c. Physical layer.
d. Intelectual layer.
5. What is the duration of normal cyclic prefix in microseconds for the first symbol in a slot of 500 micro
seconds?
a. 10.2
b. 16.7
c. 5.2
d. 4.7
6. What is the number of resource blocks and subcarriers in the 5 MHz LTE bandwidth system?
a. 25 RBs and 50 subcarriers
b. 50 RBs and 300 subcarriers
c. 100 RBs and 1200 subcarriers
d. 25 RBs and 300 subcarriers
7. In case of 2*2 MIMOThe downlink reference signals are allocated in the time domain in which symbols:
a. Symbol#0 and Symbol#4
b. Symbol#1 and Symbol#4
c. Symbol#0 and Symbol#3

d. Symbol#1 and Symbol#3

8. The function of Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) is:
a. Time Synchronization
b. Frequency Synchronization
c. Channel Estimation
d. Frame Synchronization
9. The PRACH channel is:
a. DL Channel reserving 6 resources blocks in frequency domain and 0.5ms in time domain
b. DL Channel reserving 72 resources blocks in frequency domain and 1ms in time domain
c. UL Channel reserving 6 resources blocks in frequency domain and 1ms in time domain
d. UL Channel reserving 72 resources blocks in frequency domain and 1ms in time domain
10. The HO anchor point In case of IRAT HO is:
a. MME
b. S-GW
c. P-GW
d. eNB
11. The Maximum number of CCEs for PDCCH depends on:
a. Bandwidth
b. PHICH configuration parameters
c. Parameter maxNrSymPdcch
d. All above
12. Which ANR feature/s is used in TST network?
a. LTE Automatic Neighbor Cell Configuration (LTE724)
b. ANR support for LTE with OAM extension (LTE492)
c. ANR - Intra-LTE, Intra-frequency - Fully UE based (LTE782)
d. ANR InterRAT UTRAN Fully UE based (LTE908)
13. Which ANR mode is currently applied in TSTs network?
a. Passive mode
b. Active mode
c. Manual mode
d. None of the above
14. If unknown PCI has been discovered based on A3 or A5 event-triggered measurement report, ReportCGI
can be requested from the UE only if:
a. RSRP of reported cell is higher than the configured threshold anrThresRSRPNbCellMobEv
b. The number of already created LNRELs is smaller a threshold nrLimitIntraFreq
c. Both of conditions
d. None of the above
15. Which control information can be sent in PUCCH format 1?
a. CQI
b. SRI
c. PMI
d. TPC

16. What does PCI collision stands for?

a. Same PCI and frequency between neighbouring cells
b. Same PCI and frequency among neighbours of a given cell
c. Modulo rule violation
d. Forbidden code usage violation
17. What does PCI confusion stands for?
a. Same PCI and frequency between neighbouring cells
b. Same PCI and frequency among neighbours of a given cell
c. Modulo rule violation
d. Forbidden code usage violation
18. Which channel indicates the size of the PDCCH?
a. PRACH
b. PDSCH
c. PUCCH
d. PCFICH
19. How the UE will get the information about HO thresholds?
a. From SIB1
b. From SIB2
c. Dedicated RRC signalling
d. Dedicated NAS signalling
20. Which PDCCH Aggregation level will be used for a UE with very bad CQI?
a. AGG1
b. AGG2
c. AGG4
d. AGG8
21. DT measurements show a low SINR with a high RSRP, what does that mean?
a. UL interference
b. Bad UL coverage
c. DL interference
d. Bad DL coverage
22. DL Channel estimation in LTE is based on:
a. CPICH
b. DMRS
c. RS
d. SRS
23. According 3gpp spec, RSRP and RSSI measured at:
a. RS symbol instants only
b. DMRS symbol instants only
c. Whole bandwidth
d. Antenna port 3
24. Which measurement parameter is not reported by UE to eNB?
a. CQI
b. RSSI
c. RSRP

d. RSRQ
25. Without noise and interference, 100% DL PRB activity and single antenna configuration: what will be the
RSSI value?
a. 2*N RSRP
b. N*RSRP
c. 20*N*RSRP
d. 12*N*RSRP
26. Without noise and interference, 0% DL PRB activity and single antenna configuration:
What will be the RSRQ value?

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a. 0 dB
b. -6 dB
c. -12 dB
d. -3 dB
What is true regarding the RSRP?
a. Similar to Ec/N0 in 3G
b. RSRP measurement technique is not standardized by 3GPP
c. RSRP is impacted by network load
d. RSRP can be used to find out the dominant cell
What is true regarding the PRACH allocation?
a. PRACH position in frequency domain is controlled by the parameter prachConfIndex
b. PRACH can overlap with PUCCH area
c. It is recommended to have a separation of PUSCH in two areas by PRACH
d. None of them
When the Ghost call will happen in LTE?
a. Use different root sequences for all neighbour cells
b. Use same root sequences for all neighbour cells
c. Use prachConfIndex for all neighbour cells
d. No Ghost call in LTE
How many PRACH preambles are available in an LTE Cell?
a. 839
b. 838
c. 64
d. 63
How the UE select the PRACH preamble in case of Handover?
a. The preamble will be allocated by the serving eNB
b. The preamble will be allocated by the Target eNB
c. The preamble will be randomly chosen by the UE
d. No RACH procedure in case of Handover
For which reason the parameter prachFreqOffset is used?
a. To control the number of PRACH occasion per frame
b. To control the position of PRACH in frequency domain
c. To control the offset of PRACH in time domain

d. None of them
33. The choice of preamble format depends on:
a. Number of cyclic shift
b. Number of Active UEs
c. Number of connected UE
d. Cell range
34. How the parameter rootSeqIndex can be defined?
a. It points to the last root sequence
b. It points to the first root sequence
c. It needs to be the same for neighbour cells
d. rootSeqIndex separation between cells depends on how many are necessary per neighbor cells
35. What is true regarding the SRS?
a. Used for PUSCH/PUCCH estimation
b. Mainly for UL Channel estimation
c. Should be the same for UE within the same cell
d. Should be the same for cells within eNB
36. What happened if there is not enough PDCCH capacity available?
a. RRC connections request will be rejected
b. Load balancing algorithm will be triggered
c. Scheduling will be delayed
d. No impact
37. During the call setup procedure what can be message 3?
a. RRC connection setup complete
b. RRC connection Request
c. RRC connection reconfiguration complete
d. RRC connection reestablishment
38. In case of VoLTE conference (3 Parties Scenario), What will be the final granted bit rate for such VoLTE Call?
Noting that: qciTab1maxGbrDl/UL =100Kbps (LNBTS) and maxGBR =52Kbps (PCRF)
a. 300Kbps
b. 156Kbps
c. 100Kbps
d. 52Kbps
39. Whats the root cause of interference triggered by APT ?
a. in band interference
b. spurious interference
c. blocking interference
d. adjacent interference
40. DOWNLINK SCHEDULING is carried out in the following steps, which one is in correct order ?
a. Pre-Scheduling -> Time Domain Scheduling -> Frequency Domain Scheduling
b. Pre-Scheduling -> Frequency Domain Scheduling -> Time Domain Scheduling

c. Frequency Domain Scheduling -> Time Domain Scheduling -> Post-Scheduling

d. Time Domain Scheduling -> Frequency Domain Scheduling -> Post-Scheduling

Part II (5 point for each question)

It will be discussed during the next knowledge sharing session
A.

A typical HO signaling procedure is shown below. If a neighbor pair is suffering from very low HO
execution successful rate, what message might possibly be missing (use # 1 ~ 17 ) during HO? What
might be the root cause?

B.

If a LTE network bandwidth= 5MHz and number of PUCCH resources = 4

What will be the value of prachFreqOff assuming that PRACH area is placed at the upper frequency
band?
(Please write down the calculation process )

C.

If cqiPerNp=40ms, deltaPucchShift=2 & maxNumRrc=320 assuming that riEnable=0

What is the calculated value for nCqiRb?

( Please write down the calculation process)

D.

Please identify the definition of two PRACH KPI , and give short description of the possible reason leading
to the degradation of these KPI respectively. (definition can be choosen from A,B,C,D in below chart)
RACH stp Comp SR :

CompRACHstp SR :

A
B
C