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IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
CELLULAR & MOBILE COMMUNICATION
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain about the model of the transmission medium?

(b) Differentiate the call connecting procedure in mobile system and land line
system? [8+8]

2. (a) With help of neat diagrams, explain the N cell reuse pattern for four and seven
cell reuse?
(b) Derive the co channel interference factor for 7 cell reuse pattern? [9+7]
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3. (a) Prove that for hexagonal geometry the co channel reuse radio is given byQ = 3N
Where N = i2 +ij + j2 .
(b) Explain the co channel interference are from the mobile receivers based on
test? [8+8]

4. (a) Discuss about the multi path propagation present the associated losses and
place the problem?
(b) Discuss about the point to point and area to area prediction model for cell
coverage? [10+6]

5. (a) Explain the important effects of cell site antenna height?

(b) Explain top mounted antennas in mobile systems? [10+6]

6. Explain the terms in detail

(a) Adjacent channel assignment

(b) Channel sharing and borrowing
(c) Sectorisation
(d) Overlaid cells. [16]

7. (a) Explain about the handoff and power control?

(b) Explain about the inter MSC handoff? [8+8]

8. Compare the capacity improvement in 120 degree and 60 degree sectoring. [16]

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Code No: RR411701 Set No. 2
IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
CELLULAR & MOBILE COMMUNICATION
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Distinguish between the landline telephone network and cellular telephone
network?
(b) Explain the phenomena of severe fading? [8+8]

2. (a) Present the concept frequency reuse channels and frequency reuse distance?
(b) Why cell splitting and explain the cell splitting? [8+8]

3. (a) Explain about the cross talk in voice channels?

(b) Explain about the nonlinear amplification in non co channel interference?[8+8]

4. (a) Derive the relation for the maximum coverage distance in mobile environment?
(b) Write the equation for the system gain? Write the importance of each para-
meter? [10+6]

5. (a) Discuss the characteristics of cell site antennas?

(b) If the antenna heights are varying what are the effects you are getting at the
time of operation of mobile system? [8+8]

6. The U.S AMPS system is allocated 50MHz of spectrum in the 800 Mhz range and
provides 832 channels. 42 of those channels are control channels. The forward
channel frequency is exactly 45MHz greater then the reverse channel frequency.

(a) If the AMPS system is simplex, half duplex or full duplex? What is the band
width for each channel and how is it distributed between the base station and
subscriber?
(b) Assume a base station transmits control information on channel 352, operating
at 880.560MHz What is the transmission frequency of the subscriber unit on
transmitting on channel 352?
(c) The A- side and B - Side cellular carriers evenly split the AMPS channels.
Find the number of voice channels and the number of control channels for
each carrier?
(d) let suppose you are chief engineer of a cellular system using seven cell reuse pur-
pose a channel assignment strategy for a uniform distribution of user through
out your cellular system specifically , assume that each cell has three control
channels (1200 sector is employed)and specify the number of voice channels
you would assign to each control in your system?

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(e) For an ideal hexagonal cellular layout which has an identical cell coverage,
what is the distance between the centers of two nearest co channel cells for
seven cell reuse? For four cell reuse? [16]

7. (a) Discuss the parameters for handling hand offs.

(b) How hand offs are initiated? Explain with examples. [8+8]

8. Explain the following under operational techniques:

(a) Separation between highway cell sites

(b) Low density small market design [16]

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Code No: RR411701 Set No. 3
IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
CELLULAR & MOBILE COMMUNICATION
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain about the NMT and NTT systems?

(b) Explain the necessity of cellular concept? [8+8]

2. (a) Distinguish between the signal and co channel interference received by the
mobile unit and cell site?
(b) Explain the hand off mechanism. How does one reduce the number of handoffs
in a cellular system? [8+8]

3. (a) Define co channel interference How is it measured at the mobile unit?

(b) Describe the effect of antenna parameters on the cell interferes? [8+8]

4. (a) Derive the relation for path loss in land to mobile over water?
(b) Explain about the foliage losses? [8+8]

5. Explain the following terms concern to the antennas

(a) Location of the antenna

(b) Set up channel antennas
(c) Space diversity antennas used at the cell site
(d) Umbrella pattern antennas
(e) Interference reduction antennas. [16]

6. The U.S AMPS system is allocated 50MHz of spectrum in the 800 Mhz range and
provides 832 channels. 42 of those channels are control channels. The forward
channel frequency is exactly 45MHz greater then the reverse channel frequency.

(a) If the AMPS system is simplex, half duplex or full duplex? What is the band
width for each channel and how is it distributed between the base station and
subscriber?
(b) Assume a base station transmits control information on channel 352, operating
at 880.560MHz What is the transmission frequency of the subscriber unit on
transmitting on channel 352?
(c) The A- side and B - Side cellular carriers evenly split the AMPS channels.
Find the number of voice channels and the number of control channels for
each carrier?

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(d) let suppose you are chief engineer of a cellular system using seven cell reuse pur-
pose a channel assignment strategy for a uniform distribution of user through
out your cellular system specifically , assume that each cell has three control
channels (1200 sector is employed)and specify the number of voice channels
you would assign to each control in your system?
(e) For an ideal hexagonal cellular layout which has an identical cell coverage,
what is the distance between the centers of two nearest co channel cells for
seven cell reuse? For four cell reuse? [16]

7. (a) Explain about the practical handoff considerations?

(b) How cell splitting effects on handover mechanisms and explain? [6+10]

8. What do you mean by operational techniques? Why are these needed in cellular
systems? Explain briefly different operational techniques. [16]

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Code No: RR411701 Set No. 4
IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
CELLULAR & MOBILE COMMUNICATION
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain the inefficient spectrum utilization based on the existing mobile sys-
tems MTS and IMTS
(b) Describe the special features in amps and compare these with now a days
systems? [8+8]

2. (a) A seven cell reuse pattern is needed to achieve a C/I of 18 db. Prove this.
(b) Explain about the data links in a cellular systems? [8+8]

3. Explain the designing of the directional antenna under the worst case conditions
for K=4, K=12 and K=7 with all the suitable values and explaining each of them?

[16]

4. What are the causes of fading and how it is characterized in mobile environment
Explain the effects of fading in detail? [16]

5. (a) Discuss the characteristics of cell site antennas?

(b) If the antenna heights are varying what are the effects you are getting at the
time of operation of mobile system? [8+8]

6. Explain the following

(a) Channel sharing

(b) Channel borrowing
(c) Underlay and overlay cells
(d) Setup channel
(e) Paging channel
(f) Voice channel. [16]

7. (a) Explain intersystem handoff?

(b) Classify different handoff mechanisms and define each techniques? [6+10]

8. Explain the following special features in detail.

(a) SMS
(b) MMS
(c) EMS

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(d) Call waiting
(e) Call forwarding
(f) Call diverting
(g) Voice storage box
(h) Call re routing. [16]

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