GSM Basics, UMTS and LTE fundamentals and Architecture

Time allowed: 30 Minutes Maximum Marks: 50

Section-1: GSM (22 Questions)

1. Which of the following does not contain subscriber data?

a) Home Location Register (HLR) b) Visitor Location Register (VLR)
c) Mobile Services Switching Centre (MSC) d) Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)

2. Location Update procedure is initiated by

a) Mobile Station (MS) b) Mobile Services Switching Centre (MSC)
c) Base Station Controller (BSC) d) Home Location Register (HLR)

3. The format of International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) is

a) CC + NDC + SN b) MCC + MNC + MSIN
c) MCC + MNC + LAC d) Operator Specific 32 bit binary number

4. The three subsystems of GSM/DCS are

a) NMS, PSTN, MS b) NMS, BSS, MS
c) NSS, BSS, MS d) NSS, BSS, NMS

5. A Location Area
a) is the geographical area under one Base Station Controller (BSC)
b) is equal to one MSC area
c) is equal to one cell
d) is identified by a unique Location Area Identity

6. Which of the following combination best describes the Base Station Subsystem?
a) Base Station Controller, Transcoder, Base Transceiver Station
b) Mobile Station, Base Station Controller, Base Transceiver Station
c) Transcoder, Submultiplexer, Base Transceiver Station
d) Base Station Controller, Base Transceiver Station, Mobile Equipment

7. In an inter VLR location update, the new VLR asks the old VLR for some information about the Mobile
Subscriber. The old VLR responds to this query by providing which of the following information?
a) IMSI b) IMSI, TMSI and Subscribed services
c) IMSI and last Location update time d) IMSI and HLR address in case of a roaming
subscriber
8. If a handover occurs during a call
a) the new frequency resource always belongs to a cell other than the current one
b) a handover number is always required
c) the initial speech path is not disconnected until a successful message comes from the mobile station on the
new channel
d) the subscriber has to pay extra for the additional network operation required to maintain his call

9. Which network element creates bills for the subscriber?

a) HLR with information from MSC b) MSC with information from Billing Centre
c) Billing Centre with information from MSC d) Billing Centre with information from
Transcoder

10. Authentication means

a) verifying the mobile phone user b) verifying the mobile equipment
c) verifying the correct algorithm d) verifying the SIM card
11. The contents of the authentication triplet are
a) SRES, RAND, A3 b) SRES, RAND, Kc
c) A3, A5, A8 d) RAND, A3, A8

12. Which of the following was a drawback of the CAS signalling?

a) It supported only call related signalling
b) It required to have one signalling channel for every PCM line
c) It was not possible to have many different signalling messages
d) All of the above

13. Which of the following signalling requirements is specific to GSM networks only?
a) The ability to reserve circuits on the outgoing direction
b) The ability of one signalling channel to handle calls in other physically different cables
c) The ability to transport service dependent messages across switching exchanges
d) The ability to perform non call related signalling procedures

14. Which of the following combination of SS7 protocols is not present in PSTN exchanges?
a) MTP, SCCP b) MTP, ISUP
c) MTP, TUP d) MTP, SCCP, TCAP, MAP

15. Which of the following combination of SS7 protocols are specific to GSM networks only?
a) MAP, BSSAP b) MAP, BSSAP, TUP
c) MAP, BSSAP, ISUP, SCCP d) MAP, BSSAP, TCAP, SCCP, MTP

16. Which of following combination best contains the network elements in GSM network which do not have
SS7?
a) MSC, HLR b) BSC, BTS
c) MSC, OMC d) BTS, TC

17. Duplex frequency means

a) The difference between the uplink and downlink frequency pair
b) The uplink and downlink frequency pair
c) Twice the uplink or downlink frequency band
d) GSM 900 and GSM 1800 frequency bands

18. The modulation scheme used in GSM is

a) Frequency modulation b) Amplitude modulation
c) Phase modulation d) None of the above

19. Which of the following are Dedicated Channels?

a) FCCH, SCH, AGCH b) SDCCH, TCH, SACCH
c) RACH, FACCH, TCH d) BCCH, SDCCH, SACCH

20. The function of AGCH is to

a) inform the mobile station of the frequency hopping sequence
b) provide the mobile station the handover information
c) inform the mobile station of a dedicated signalling channel
d) transmit adaptive frame alignment information to the mobile station

21. Short message service is transmitted in

a) SDCCH b) SACCH
c) Both of them d) Neither of them

22. Speech transcoding from 13 to 64 kbits/s and vice versa is done by a transcoder between which two points?
a) BTS and BSC at BTS site b) BTS and BSC at BSC site
c) BSC and MSC at MSC site d) All above are possible
Section-2: UMTS (13 Questions)
23. A UMTS network comprises
a) A UTRAN and a core network based on GSM/MAP
b) Several Node Bs, one RNC and a core network based on GSM/MAP
c) One RNC, one MSC and one SGSN
d) One RNC, a CS domain and a PS domain

24. The PS domain in UMTS networks typically comprises

a) One or several MSCs and GMSCs b) Only one SGSN and several GGSN
c) One or several SGSNs/GGSNs and HLR/AuC/EIR databases
d) Two or more RNSs

25. UTRAN typically comprises

A One or several RNCs controlling one or several Node Bs B Only one RNC controlling one or several Node Bs
C One or several RNCs controlling one Node B each
D Two or more RNSs

26. The BSS in GSM is functionally equivalent to the ___ in UMTS

a) UTRAN b) RNS
c) RNC d) There is no equivalence

27. A radio access bearer (RAB) can be seen as a “pipe” that conveys user data between
a) The UE and the RNC b) The UE and the GGSN
c) The UE and a Node B d) The UE and the MSC or the SGSN

28. Mobility management, call control and authentication functions are located in
a) The UE and the core network b) The UE, UTRAN and the core network
c) The UE, Node B, the RNC and the core network d) The UE, the RNC and the core network

29. Due to the Iur interface in UTRAN

a) The UE can perform combined RA/LA updating
b) Intersystem handover can be accelerated
c) Macrodiversity can be supported when the implied Node Bs belong to different RNCs
d) Two Node Bs can communicate to accelerate cell reselection

30. Based on CDMA principles, several users can communicate

a) Simultaneously but in different frequency carriers
b) Within the same frequency carrier but at different time slots
c) Simultaneously and in the same frequency carrier
d) None of these

31. The Radio Access Bearer set-up procedure is always initiated by

a) The UE b) UTRAN
c) The core network or UTRAN d) The core network

32. A Routing Area (RA) is a location area composed of a number of cells and
a) Controlled by the MSC b) Controlled by the MSC and the SGSN
c) Contained within one LA d) None of these

33. The interface between Node B and RNC

a) IuPS b)Iur
c) Iub d) Um

34. A PDP context is

a) Activated and deactivated by the UE and modified by the external packet network
b) Activated by the UE or by the SGSN and modified by the UE or by the external packet network
c) Activated by the UE or by the SGSN and modified by the external packet network
d) Activated, deactivated and modified by the UE
35. Describe the term soft and softer handover.

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Section-3: LTE (15 Questions)

36. Which of the following is/are the logical Nodes of EPC?

a) PDN Gateway b) Serving Gateway.
c) Mobility Management Entity d) All of the above

37. What is the function of X2 Interface?

a) It is used to connect e-NodeBs. b) It is used for simplifying data forwarding option.
c) Both a and b d) None of the above

38. Which of the following statement is/are true for PCRF?

a) It is responsible for Policy Control Decision Making b) It provides the QoS Authorization.
c) Both a and b d) None of the above

39. Which of the following is/are the function of E-UTRAN?

a) Radio Resource Management b) Header Compression
c) Security d) All of the above

40. LTE is:

a) Circuit Switch b) Packet Switch
c) Both a and b d) None of the above

41. Which of the following information is/are needed to be exchanged over X2 for establishment of its
interface?
a) Load or interference Information b) Handover Information.
c) Both a and b

42. Which of the following technologies is/are used for Long term Evolution?
a) Multi-carrier Technology b) Multiple Antenna Technology.
c) Packet switching Application d) All of the above

43. Which of the following statement is/are true for PCRF?

a) It is responsible for Policy Control Decision Making b) It provides the QoS Authorization.
c) Both a and b d) None of the above

44. Of the following statement is/are true for P-GW?

a) It is responsible for IP allocation for UE.
b) It is responsible for filtering of downlink user IP Packets.
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above

45. The LTE Specification provides uplink peak rates of

a) 75 Mbps b) 150 Mbps
c) 300 Mbps d) 1 Gbps

46. LTE evolved architecture comprises ……………..on the core side.

a) CS Core b) PS Core
c) IMS d) EPC

47. Voice calls can be delivered on LTE by

a) Simultaneous Voice and LTE b) Circuit Switched fall-back
c) Voice over LTE d) All

48. Interface used to communicate between MME and HSS.

a) Abis b) S10
c) S6a d) S3

49. X2-Interface is used to communicate between ……………………….

a) MME and SGSN b) eNodeB to another eNodeB
c) SGW and PGW d) SGW and PGW

50. What is the EUTRAN?

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